Re: [Winona] School Board's Financial Support of DARE

2003-08-28 Thread Craig Brooks
Perhaps financial support of parental involvement in schools would be a good investment. I understand there is quite a bit of research evidence that shows a high correlation between parental involvement in schools and student achievement / success. I know this may sound like gong back to

Re: [Winona] School Board's Financial Support of DARE

2003-08-28 Thread Steve Kranz
Greetings, Because of the school district's financial situation, Ivoted against allocating money for D.A.R.E.; but I asked Sue Brown (a board member whohas beenvery supportive ofD.A.R.E.) if she would like to respond to the discussion. She is not currently subscribed to W.O.D. so if you

Re: [Winona] School Board's Financial Support of DARE

2003-08-28 Thread terri hyle
[Winona Online Democracy] In the past, school districts had 'parental involvement funds' set aside specifically to help fund support for parental involvement. I believe these funds were state mandated and state provided. At Madison Elementary, part of those funds paid for training for parent