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Parent Advisory February 8, 2011 Parent Questions, Concerns, and Comments: · Parents expressed concern about teachers being able to continue working with a student when struggling. o Teachers are always willing to work with students on concepts they are struggling with. We often meet with students during class, after class, and other times throughout the day. · Is there enough time for Language Arts? o We understand the concern for more Language Arts time and will look closely at this for the upcoming school year. Students do have Language Arts activities during Integrated Studies. · Overall parents brought positive comments about the SPARK Program. Parents explained they are happy with the socialization and overall experiences. · Five parents attended the meeting. o Parents will be adding an article to the upcoming newsletter. · Committee discussed that parents had concerns with individual classrooms/teachers. o We encourage any parent or child that is having a problem to contact the teacher to discuss this problem. Open Forum: Members offered e-mail addresses to other parents to voice issues in confidence back to Parent Advisory Committee. Please contact: Mrs. Zavalanski at image1990@aol.com or Tina Zlupko at kzlupko@atlanticbb.net