For many of them there's a limit, and that limit is something that normally isn't reached until there's been a lot of communication with the parent, and a lot of request to repay the loan, and the loans just simply aren't repaid. |
If you look at the individual schools and their progress, you'll find that most of them, indeed, are improving. |
It is a great improvement from when we first started out. |
It is just an effort to increase and improve customer service within DOE, both in administrative office and at schools, that is consistent with Board of Education policy on user-friendly schools. |
It makes sense. In terms of having a single administration for an enrollment the size of ours, it creates cost efficiencies. |
It seems like every time we take a step forward, others take a step forward, also -- maybe two steps. |
Now that we've got a good system in place, the hope is that student achievement will follow suit. |
Some of this is everyone getting to know the ropes. |
That's what's holding things up now. It is always hard to chase down additional money when it hasn't been budgeted. |
The money appropriated has been used to fund projects as they're ready to go. The additional money we're seeking is for additional projects that are needed. It will be encumbered. There will not be anything lost. |
The survey is intended to give informal feedback and not be heavy-handed. It is to recognize efforts already in place through positive reinforcement. |
There are too many things being legislated that should be left up to the DOE. |
There's a whole process laid out involving hearings and public input and Board (of Education) approval. It's very thorough. |
These are standards you need in today's modern world. It's not a question of lowering the standards but of making sure the students are able to improve and meet them. |
We can't hand out the food free, much of it is very heavily federally subsidized and provided through federal food sources, and we have to account for that. |