The Education Committee of the SW Common Council will meet Wednesday September 4th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Carlson Commons to discuss ways to support neighborhood schools in SW Rochester. 

This is our first meeting in the PLEX neighborhood and we want to alert this neighborhood to the struggles the 19th Ward has faced trying to keep its 4 schools open.  People are welcome from throughout the SW Rochester area.   We had large participation from School 44 teachers at our August meeting and we hope to see their continued presence this month.  That school draws students from all southwest neighborhoods and if it closes that affect all our neighborhoods.  We need to encourage parents from all our schools to participate.

Here is the updated the agenda. 

• Coming to order and introductions - 6:30 - All
• Walking School-bus at School 2 - 6:45 - Elizabeth Murphy, Erick Stephens
• A quick review of attempts to close School 10, 16 and 44 - 7:10 - John Laing
• Update on issues from August meeting & Discussion and brainstorming - 7:25 - Vision Quest / Teachers / All
• School board elections - 7:45 - Introduce candidates present, encourage voting
• Walk-in items

If you have not yet reviewed the following postings you may wish to before the the 4th.  The posts include videos of part of the presentations at those meetings:

SWCC Education Committee Minutes for Monday August 5, 2013 Meeting at Thurston Road YMCA

SWCC Education Committee, Tuesday July 2, 2013 Meeting at Arnett Library

Also here is a link that describes the candidate for school board:

>> Link to D&C:  2013 Rochester School Board Candidates review