The additional preschool funding is excellent news. Even though full-day kindergarten is a constant priority of the State Board of Education, we recognize it is very expensive to fund on the state level.

One reason the waiver was refused was because it's state law. And because they didn't want to set a precedent.

The department and the board are going to be looking very closely at high school education starting now and revamping it, looking at the rigor of high school courses and how relevant they are.

The teachers and staff seem happy to be there and happy in their work. The students are engaged in their work and able to talk about what they are doing in their classes.

The point of the primary program is to be developmentally appropriate rather than age appropriate. This keeps in the spirit of that.

We're moving to a new server. Basically, it's a better server and an upgrade that just takes some time.

The district is following state statute. The law does not give a district flexibility on how a child tests. It's age-specific.

If the school principal is strong, motivated and a good manager who clearly outlines expectations for staff and students, then the school tends to make progress.