[The gains are] a positive thing for us, ... But it's obviously not where we want to be -- we'd like to see it get into the 90s, and even 100 percent. |
Generally, the kids have been really good about helping us to identify problems. |
I don't know if anybody had any idea that this student had access to a gun. |
I think generally, people were pretty pleased that it wasn't as widespread as it could have been. But it's still a challenge for those schools, and we want to make sure they're cleaned up. |
It's good Earth stewardship, and good stewardship over our own public-resource dollars. |
It's not an issue here. |
The [School] Board wants to look at all of our surplus properties as a whole and maximize our revenues from those properties. But that process is on hold right now. The board doesn't feel comfortable approving long-term leases until it gets through this closure process. |
The bottom line is, our graduation rates are not acceptable. Once you're behind, the intervention needs to be pretty immediate. |
The student was actually walking away when he fired the shot. The witnesses felt he was scared as soon as the gun went off. I don't know if it was intentional for him to fire or not. |
The students have been very, very good. They're our best sources of information. |
There are certain laws that require employers to make accommodations for people who may have a medication situation, so we've been trying to do that to comply with those regulations. Certainly, we always have the opportunity to take more aggressive action, but there's a chance that might not be upheld in an arbitration or in the employment area. |
We plan to fit this new engine to around 100,000 units in the next five years. |
We really aren't in the position to do that until we get through the [school-] closure process. Obviously, the goal is not to sell any property. |
We think the measure too narrowly defines what is classroom funding. We know that kids who aren't healthy mentally or physically, or if they have special needs that requires nursing support — if they don't have those things, they won't do their best in the classroom. |
We will not rush to judgment until we have our own facts in order. |