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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, December 2, 2004 47J hears parent requests for more aides for playground, kindergarten From page 14 way from the existing bus road behind the schools. Funder- burg said that, once the permit process is complete, the build- ing would take approximately six months to complete. The board meeting opened with a presentation by Bonnie Holce’s junior high community service class. She told the board that the biggest chal- lenge for the class has been to establish to the student body that the class is “not just for bad people”. Members of the class introduced themselves and talked about the projects they have completed so far this year. Student representative Na- talie Rombach reported that the high school leadership class has begun an effort to involve the community by placing spirit signs in businesses throughout town in support of the high school’s league champion foot- ball team. 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Pointing out that reductions in administra- tive personnel require more work from remaining adminis- trators, Krahn noted that what is often left undone is commu- nication with the public. Krahn formed a committee (with Fun- derburg, Gienah Cheney and Cari Levenseller) to discuss the possibility of hiring a part-time communications specialist in an effort to increase public un- derstanding of board decisions. Two parents requested that additional aides or volunteers be made available. Yvette Chapman related an incident on the playground during re- cess in which her son was as- saulted. She said that one teacher was on duty to super- vise over 75 children. She did not fault the teacher, but told the board that this was inade- quate and said that she, and others, would be volunteering EARLY RIDER. XR ™ 50R The Honda XR50R is a great introduction to the world of off-road riding. Your youngster will have a great time learning to ride on our smallest off-road bike. 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