Survey+Questions

#1: Full-day Kindergarten is a necessary component to achieve educational goals for students.

Develop a program that maximizes early foreign language acquisition at the elementary level.
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Offer alternate solutions to motivate reluctant learners to achieve success.   Integrate academic courses (i.e. so that students will be able to understand the interdependencies of these areas.  Participation in community service activities as part of curricular coursework is vital for the development of good character.   Continue to screen students for reading and math deficiencies beginning in Kindergarten and follow through with interventions.
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Library media centers should continue to introduce new and emerging technologies into the schools.
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E-Readers should replace most print textbooks for cost-effectiveness and conservation of paper. 
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#9 SmartBoards and other technology based tools should be made available to teachers to assist with instruction.

Keyboarding skills should be taught in the earlier grades.  High school seniors would benefit from an internship program that will prepare them for careers in a global marketplace.
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 A social skills curriculum, including anti-bullying programs, has a positive effect on the students and should be expanded.  Vocational education courses should reflect current trends in technology. Online resources are both accessible and cost effective. Parents, students and faculty should have access to many District resources this way.  Students at all ability levels can benefit from a hearty physical education program.  Financial literacy is a curricular area which should be widely integrated into the content areas beginning at the elementary level.  The District should provide staff members with the highest quality professional development and training in order to keep current on educational trends. #18 The District should continue to integrate Special Education students into the mainstream population as often as possible. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">#19 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theater and Dance) should be an integral part of the K-12 curriculum. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">#20 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Provide Universal Pre K program to all eligible students. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">#21 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Provide opportunities for students to problem solve and develop critical thinking skills.
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