Thanks you all, list members, supporters and the entire Minneapolis community for your continued support of the Minneapolis Public Schools. Knowing that we can continue to provide our children in the elementary level small classes that allow them to receive more attention through strengthened relationships with their teachers, and allow our students at the high school level to have a wider variety of electives, will keep us on the right track to improving student learning and achievement! We will also continue to support early childhood education as about 1 million raised will go into supporting early childhood education programs. Thanks you all and continue to Expect Great Things! Audrey D. Johnson MPS BOE NOTE: About 2 weeks ago, a lower court in North Carolina ruled that the state needed to expand it's definition of education to include early childhood ed. The Gov. there, Jim Hunt, is a very big supporter of early childhood education. The MPS BOE recently sponsored a resolution that is going to the Minesota School Board Association (MSBA) to strengthen early childhood education. With lots of research to bakc this up, we will be workign to increase the understanding of the value in early childhood education. For many children this make the difference in educational success!
