The primary election falls on Sept. 14 (second Tuesday) source: Mpls City web site, election calendar http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections/2004/calendar.asp#TopOfPage
Vote for up to 3 candidates. The top six will be on the general election ballot (Nov. 2) Aside from myself, do any of the school board candidates support taking the following steps to improve and equalize the quality of instruction in district-run schools: *Stop excessive layoffs, which contribute to high teacher turnover *Distribute probationary teachers evenly throughout the district *Monitor effectiveness of teachers & teaching practices, with a focus on growth in math and reading, and pass rates on Minnesota Basic Standards Tests. *Eliminate tracking / phase out "low-ability" tracks (without "teaching to the middle'), College-bound reading skills for general student population in K-12. (We currently have a tracking system based on the assignment of K-6 students to different classrooms for reading instruction according to perceived ability.) The district's small K-8 schools (less than 400 students) can be cost effective if untracked. The district would be better able to retain and attract students. Parents are likely to pull all of their children out of the public schools if any are assigned to a low-ability track in the early elementary grades.) *Repeal current attendance policy (revert to pre-1999 policy), which pushes many students out of the district, diverts attention of the school administration from fixing the schools so that more students show up for school because they want to go to school. -Doug Mann, King Field Mann for School Board www.educationright.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
