ALT ED SAVED!

Dear School Supporters,

Last night was a great night for Alternative Education in WJC!

Not opting for any of the variations offered by the school administration, the WJC School Board voted UNANIMOUSLY to continue the Academy for Life and Learning (ALL) as its local program for long-term suspended and expelled students.

As several former members of the Alt Ed Task Force noted in their letter to the School Board which was presented last night, "[r]etaining this local program is critical to maintaining parental/guardian/community involvement in the program and the students involvement in the community. It would also utilize full-time teachers instead of only part-time teachers which is an improvement and precisely what we recommended. The program has shown signs of success and should be permitted to continue."

Once again, when the local program for suspended and expelled students faced elimination, the community rallied to its defense, and the School Board ultimately supported the program and these students.

Thank you for your present and past support for the ALL program (and vigilance even during the summer!), and we hope you continue to support it in the future.

Now that we've made a difference by saving Alt Ed, please think about making a big difference in the life of an individual child by becoming a mentor through the WJC/Big Brothers/Big Sisters school-based program. One hour a week during the school year and a desire to help is all it takes. Call Big Brothers/Big Sisters at 253-0676.

Thank you for support of our schools and all our students.

Mike Ludwick