Please Introduce Yourself What's your connection to St. Paul public schools? mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________
Hello, I'm John Sherman I have lived for 15 years very near the corner of Wheelock and Dale, a very small location that seems to be claimed by no neighborhood. I was grew up in Saint Paul, graduating from Cretin High School and Hamline University. Moved to sophisticated Washington, DC (actually Arlington, Virginia) for ten years. Then moved back to Saint Paul and have been in Saint Paul for 20 years. I have two daughters who spent K-12 in the Saint Paul school system and had average SAT scores 1400 including perfect 800's for both of them on the verbal sections for both. (Clearly the school system is failing in their math education.) I also have four nieces and a nephew who are scholars in the Saint Paul schools. And another prospective nephew three years away from entering the system. I have not been involved on any of the school district committees. But I have worked to elect school board members in every election since 1983. I am an active DFL'er having held office in the party in the city for better than two decades including stints as the chair of the 4th congressional district DFL central committee. Professionally I am a budget analyst/ program evaluator/ contract administrator for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Developmnet working in the areas of employment for individuals with serious disabilities. I am a avid 'lurker' on this forum but the discussion on schools is getting too delicious and may force me to change my triflin' ways. John Sherman _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract
