Not every school district has an alternative school/program. Doesn't that say something positive about our school district?<BR><BR><B><I>Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV>I don't believe I said it wasn't. The question is why is the money we give to MSD not divided to give all children an equal shake? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Dan Carscallen <areaman@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Generator> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C8248E.98D9DDB0" rel=File-List><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
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mso-ascii-font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:maroon; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none; text-decoration:none; text-line-through:none;} span.GramE {mso-style-name:""; mso-gram-e:yes;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Paradise Creek Alt <SPAN class=GramE>school</SPAN> is part of the </SPAN></FONT><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans
MS'">Moscow</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:PlaceType><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">School District</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">, last time I heard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">DC<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Donovan Arnold<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:38 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I believe that the current school levy funding ignoring vocational students needs is highly discriminatory. If you don't agree me, perhaps these statistics will change your mind. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Who in your opinion needs more support from the community?:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <H1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Paradise Creek Regional Alt School<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H1>
<DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rank #102<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Total Students(2005 - 2006*): 32<BR>Fulltime teachers: 1.5<BR>Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.3<BR>Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 16 ( 50 %)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Am. Indian/Alaska Native: 1 ( 3 %)<BR>Asian/Pacific Islander: 0 ( 0 %)<BR>Hispanic: 2 ( 6 %)<BR>African American: 1 ( 3 %)<BR>White: 28 ( 88 %)<BR>Unspecified: 0 ( 0 %)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV
class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">OR<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <H1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Moscow Senior High School<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H1> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ranks 11th in state <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Total Students(2005 - 2006*): 603<BR>Fulltime teachers: 34.5<BR>Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.5<BR>Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 102 ( 17 %)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Am. Indian/Alaska Native: 10 ( 2 %)<BR>Asian/Pacific Islander: 16 ( 3 %)<BR>Hispanic: 18 ( 3 %)<BR>African American: 10 ( 2 %)<BR>White: 549 ( 91 %)<BR>Unspecified: 0 ( 0 %)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It seems like it is a common pattern to better fund those with the greatest advantage to began with. Why is it too much to ask that the MSD promise to allocate more funding so the kids that cannot afford lunch get the same
opportunities in a public education system as kids that can afford to buy lunch everyday?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Donovan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
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