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AASB E-News
September 6,
2007
--TASK FORCE: MORE FUNDING NEEDED FOR EDUCATION
--A HEAPING HELPING OF HEALTH: MAKING BETTER FOOD CHOICES
--U.S. GIRLS SUICIDE RATES JUMP; OVERALL YOUTH RATE UP
--ÔBONG HITSÕ CASE GOES BACK TO COURT
--AASB REMINDS SCHOOL BOARDS OF SEPT. 28TH RESOLUTIONS
DEADLINE
TASK FORCE: MORE FUNDING
NEEDED FOR EDUCATION
A special task force set up to review education funding
finalized its recommendations to the governor and Legislature last week,
calling for additional funding for high-cost school districts as well as an
across-the-board increase for all districts. See full story here:
http://newsminer.com/2007/08/31/8666
FULL TASK FORCE REPORT
The full report of the Joint Legislative Education Funding
Task Force is available here:
http://www.housemajority.org/coms/hlef/final_report_20070831.pdf
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A HEAPING HELPING OF HEALTH:
MAKING BETTER FOOD CHOICES
Students in Kenai Peninsula Borough schools may find a little
something extra in their school lunches this year. ÒAs we do our ground beef
for tacos, we may add some sweet potatoes to the ground beef. It really lowers
the fat count,Ó said Dean Hamburg, the Student Nutrition Services administrator
for the district. See full story here (may require registration):
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/090407/schools_3707.shtml
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U.S. GIRLS SUICIDE RATES
JUMP; OVERALL YOUTH RATE UP
The suicide rate among preteen and teenage girls rose to its
highest level in 15 years, and hanging surpassed guns as the preferred method,
federal health officials report. See full story here:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-09-06-youth-suicide_N.htm
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ÔBONG HITSÕ CASE GOES BACK
TO COURT
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year on
Joseph FrederickÕs free-speech case, the legal debate is not over. The case of
the former Juneau-Douglas High School student was returned to the 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals, which is an automatic part of the legal process. The
court will either dismiss the case outright or send it to the U.S. District
Court in Alaska for Frederick to argue for his banner, ÒBong Hits 4 Jesus,Ó
under state free speech laws and civil liability issues. See full story here
(may require registration):
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/090607/loc_20070906004.shtml
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AASB
REMINDS SCHOOL BOARDS OF SEPT. 28TH DEADLINE ON RESOLUTIONS
The Association of Alaska School Boards
is reminding districts of the approaching deadline to submit resolutions for
consideration at the AASB Annual Conference. The deadline for AASB to receive
resolutions or amendments to existing resolutions is September 28th. Per AASB bylaws, resolutions or
amendments from districts must be approved by a formal vote of the school
board. So now is the time to
schedule that discussion and vote.
Packets containing the proposed
resolutions for 2008 were distributed to all school districts on August 6th.
The deadline for AASB to receive district comments on the resolutions was
established as September 28th. All resolutions proposed by then will
be distributed to each district 30 days prior to the Annual Conference, Nov.
8-11, at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel.
If your superintendent or board has
questions about the process, please contact John Greely at AASB, 586-1083, or jgreely@aasb.org
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