Gene Galin for School Board

Found the following on the Chatham County Schools web site.
This FAQ is a working document that will continue to be updated. The questions are answered with information available as of April 10, 2007.[My emphasis]
General School System Construction Questions
• What is the order of new schools in the long range facility plan? Currently, he long range [...]

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Interesting article in this week’s Time magazine about How to Make Great Teachers

Photo by Mikey Tnasuttimonkol for TIME
Here are the notes I picked from the article -

About 3.2 million people teach in U.S. public schools, but, according to projections by economist William Hussar at the National Center for Education Statistics, the nation will need to [...]

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Mia Munn started a thread on the Chatham Online Bulletin Board by asking the following question - What do you think are the biggest issues facing the school board (2008-2012)?
After a couple of days worth of responses here’s the summary of what you think are the biggest issues facing the school board in the next [...]

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Chatham County Commission Chairman presented the State of the county address on Monday evening. Here are some of the highlights concerning schools -
Several major facilities are in the current county 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to relieve overcrowding and replace deteriorating facilities. They are listed below.
Virginia Cross Elementary (completed) - $17.9 million
New Middle School - [...]

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Here’s several video clips I shot from a Chatham Schools Community forum held in January -

Chatham farmer John Bonitz talks about nutrition and using local produce in the Chatham County Schools

Northwood High School Band Director Eugene Cottrell speaks about improving music education at the middle school level.

Chatham Board of Education Chair Kathie Russell talks about [...]

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Mia Munn started a thread on the Chatham Online Bulletin Board by asking the following question - What do you want in a school board member?
After a couple of days worth of responses here’s the summary of what you want in a school board member -

Integrity
Common sense
Listen before making up mind
Stay informed on research
Understand what [...]

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1/8/2008 - Eduventures conducted research to better understand the views, attitudes, usage, and future demand/ownership of various technologies and brands among college students. The research, conducted via a Web survey, targeted 18- to 24-year-old students enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university.

Source: Eduventures
Among students responding to the question, which of the following devices do [...]

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Here’s a list of those who filed yesterday to run in this year’s election
Board of County Commissioners
Patrick Barnes, Democrat, Apex, District 1*
Mike Cross, Democrat, Moncure, District 2*
Armentha Davis, Democrat, Moncure, District 2
Register of Deeds
Treva B. Seagroves, Democrat, Goldston (interim register now)

Chatham County Board of Education (non-partisan)
Gene Galin, Pittsboro, District 2
District Court Judge
Glenn Gerding, Chapel Hill, [...]

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Excerpt from Rudy Crew’s book Only Connect: The Way to Save Our Schools
When I was young, my father used to give me a hard shake to wake me up. Then he’d stick his head right up next to my ear and say, “Rudy,” in his deep voice. “Rudy, time to get up. Sun’s coming up [...]

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