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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There are 61 alternative K-12 schools in
the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you are interested ion breaking them
down analogous to school comparable school district sizes, help yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>They are all recorded on the attached Alternative
Secondary Schools list, which I downloaded from the State Board of Education
website<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><br>
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"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>
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- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
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
7:15 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tom Ivie;
vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] School
Levy Unfair to Poorer Students</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tom I,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Can you provide a list of cities in <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>
the same size as <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
that do not have alternative programs for education? Because aside from tiny
towns that cannot afford lots of alternative programs, I don't think you have a
point. Further, I don't it would justify discrimination if there was other
cities that also practiced it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I personally don't think we should segregate the schools completely. I
believe in integration. And if we cannot have integration and the schools
must be separated, they should at least be equal. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tom Ivie
<the_ivies3@yahoo.com></span></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Not every school district has an alternative school/program.
Doesn't that say something positive about our school district?<br>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Donovan Arnold
<donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></span></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Dan Carscallen
<areaman@moscow.com></span></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 color=maroon
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:maroon'><st1:PlaceType>School District</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'></st1:PlaceType>, last time I heard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>DC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Who in your opinion needs more support from the community?:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h1 style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Paradise</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Creek</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Regional</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alt</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rank #102<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<h1 style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Senior High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ranks 11th in state <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Donovan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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