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Weekly Math UpdatesNovember 8, 2006 Contents:
Election Results So naturally the big news of the week is how the elections went. Here's the results from the key races we were watching: School Board: TIM OSBORNE WINS BY LESS THAN 200 VOTES!!!! THANKS TO YOU THAT HELPED VOLUNTEER AND GET OUT AND EARN THOSE VOTES FOR TIM. I KNOW THAT PUSHED HIM OVER THE EDGE. Senate District 11: Howard Stephenson wins County Commissioner seat: Steve White wins Alpine bond and leeway both pass All in all, a pretty great success of people we wanted and needed in office who will help the push for higher math standards. So What's Left? With the election over, the list of things left to accomplish is as follows:
The election results help us continue to push for the first item. We have re-elected some strong voices in the legislature and should have some good success during this next term. On ASD choosing two quality programs, my confidence went down this week when I learned there are NO parents on the committee, just district employees. Splitting ASD is still a priority. For those that want reasons, here's a few from my post on the Cedar Hills forum if you didn't read it. Reasons to Split ASD Here's a link to the full thread if you care to read it all. http://www.cedarhillsforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=628
Math Site Someone emailed me about this site if you want to generate all kinds of worksheets for your kids to practice math. It is a subscription based site though not very expensive. http://themathworksheetsite.com/ Media Articles Bill Gates says West not supplying enough IT talent
Direct Instruction, Direct Improvement (Claire Brefka)
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