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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Reminder!</FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT size=5>MCA Schedules Forum on Professional
Technical Education<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Moscow Civic Association is sponsoring a
public forum at the 1912 Building at </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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Hour="19"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">7pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> on Monday, November 27, about creating
opportunities for both students and business by enhancing professional technical
education (formerly vocational education) in local schools.<SPAN
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face="Times New Roman" size=4>A three-person panel will initiate a discussion of
the issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The panel members are
Mike Rush, Idaho State Director of Professional Technical Education; Jim
Gregson, Chair of the University of Idaho Department of Adult, Career and
Technology Education; and Paul Kimmell, Executive Director of the Moscow Chamber
of Commerce.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>In addition, the audience will be encouraged
to participate in a guided problem-solving discussion on the topic.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A group of business, educational, and
political leaders have agreed to attend and participate in the public discussion
with other audience members.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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face="Times New Roman" size=4>The list of local leaders scheduled to attend
includes Representative Tom Trail, Representative Shirley Ringo, Jerry Weitz,
Marsha Royer (Schweitzer vice president of human resources), Barry Ramsay (owner
of D8 in Potlatch), Ken Medlin, Shirley Greene (chair of Rotary Club's
vocational education committee), Dean Paul Rowland (UI College of Education),
Dean Steve Daley-Laursen (UI College of Natural Resources), Dean Rob Lohrmeyer
(Lewis-Clark State College Professional Technical Programs), Cindy Bechinski
(Moscow School District curriculum director), <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bob Celebrezze (principal of Moscow High
School), Carole Jones (principal of Moscow’s alternative high school), and other
administrators, teachers and school board members from Moscow School
District.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>The Moscow Civic Association is a non-profit
citizen's organization that strives to improve the quality of life for
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> residents. The mission
of the Moscow Civic Association is to inform community members about important
local issues and encourage civic participation. More information is
available on the MCA website, </FONT><A href="http://www.moscowcivic.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>www.moscowcivic.org</FONT></SPAN></A><BR
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