Valley School board meeting held on‚ October 20‚ 2016‚ at 7 o’clock pm. The first major issue discussed was the results from multiple test scores and what direction they were going. We went through all of the elementary school’s test results given to us by the first and secondary education chairmen and women‚ Dr. James Purcell‚ Dr. Peg Schaffer‚ and Dr. Gina Vitacco-Vives. They explained after installing a new curriculum the test scores had skyrocketed. For the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
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There is an ongoing debate on whether or not prayer should or should not be allowed within the public school system. Often the argument is validated so as to not allow the actions of [prayer] disturb or influence another. The points of which both sides present are valid‚ however I believe there needs to be a middle ground. A way to compromise and allow for those who wish to pray be able to do so and those who don’t to not even be exposed to it. There are many religions where prayer is of
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Elected by the citizens‚ Pennsylvania’s public school board members represent their communities’ beliefs and values when making decisions about the operations of a school district. A school board serves as the agent of the state legislature and the representatives of the community by providing a high-quality education for the students of the school district. A school board has an extremely important role for the school district in Pennsylvania‚ focusing on a few major responsibilities. It could
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religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚” and also guarantees “freedom of speech” and freedom “of the press” (Madison). However‚ public schools in America have challenged those rights through a series of court cases. Nonetheless‚ students still retain these religious freedoms in a limited way‚ and schools cannot stop students from exercising these rights. Schools should allow students to freely express their religious beliefs as long as their expressions do not severely interfere with the activities
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ATTENDANCE AT A COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING 1. Before you attend the meeting‚ write down your expectations. How many people will attend? What are the topics that will be addressed? What will the site be like? Compare these notes with your actual experience and describe this in your report. I attend my first community board meeting and I thought that there would be about 25 people but to my surprise there were more than 45 people in attendance. Upon arrival to the board meeting I imagined that the topics
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As a junior volunteer Board member‚ how might you contribute to fulfilling the Mission of Pomona valley Hospital Medical Center‚ and upholding the CHANGE values? As a junior volunteer Board member I plan to uphold the CHANGE values by demonstrating exemplary character and service. I will encourage junior volunteers to focus on improving the experience of patients and their visitors to make it one that will leave an everlasting impression and a memorable one. I will work make sure to keep
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The public meeting I went to was at the City Hall chambers building located in downtown El Paso at two civic center plaza drive. It was a regular City Hall Council meeting where voting sessions were conducted. City Council members and mayors of El Paso do these meetings to resolve problems and improve their city through funding‚ spreading awareness‚ and implementing laws. City Hall Council meetings are from Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. City Hall Council meetings allow and encourage public
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by the Connor Community since 2005 and having it run successfully was key to maintaining its popularity. Connor Community Government was fully responsible for funding‚ planning out‚ and having its members run the event. Two months before Connorstock‚ my community government had its weekly board meeting‚ in which we discussed what kind of activities and vendors we will have at Connorstock. Excited to take part in the community’s biggest event‚ I took initiative in the planning process by actively
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Should Students be Allowed to have Cell Phones in School? It has been in dispute if cell phones should be permitted in schools. Some people believe cell phones should be allowed while others do not. Each side has genuinely cogent arguments‚ but cell phones should stay away from school grounds. Having cell phones at school can make it unchallenging to break the rules‚ students will get distracted‚ and classmates can communicate with other classmates during class. Cell phones should not be authorized
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Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the freedoms of speech‚ religion‚ assembly‚ press‚ and the right to petition the government. These freedoms are impeded when their freedoms are met with retort. When free speech is not allowed in the public sector‚ honesty is no longer accepted. This‚ in turn‚ sets the precedent of honesty as being looked down upon and considered rude. Why should someone’s opinions be punished because they don’t go along with what is standard or declared acceptable
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