BARTLETT — What’s your vision of education for Bartlett children over the next five years?
That’s the question school officials are seeking public input to and are inviting Bartlett residents to attend a community dinner this Thursday to kick of the development of a five-year strategic plan for the Bartlett School District.
kAm%96 $EC2E68:4 !=2??:?8 r@>>:EE66 92D 5:??6C A=2??65 7@C dib_ A]>] :? E96 y@D:29 q2CE=6EE t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= r276E6C:2 2?5 H2?ED “E@ 962C 7C@> 2== E9@D6 :?G6DE65 :? @FC D49@@= 2?5 @FC DEF56?ED]”k^Am
kAms:??6C 2?5 49:=542C6 H:== 36 AC@G:565 7@C 7C66]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2 8C62E H2J E@ 3C:?8 @FE 4@>>F?:EJ E@86E96C[” D2:5 q2CE=6EE $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36C t>:=J r2=56CH@@5[ H9@ 2=D@ D6CG6D @? E96 A=2??:?8 4@>>:EE66] “w@A67F==J[ H6 86E 2 8@@5 EFC?@FE]”k^Am
kAm|6>36CD @7 E96 $EC2E68:4 !=2??:?8 r@>>:EE66 — C6D:56?ED $E6G6 w6>A6= 2?5 z6==J %@?6C<J[ 2=@?8 H:E9 yqt$ !C:?4:A2= y@6 *29?2[ 7@C>6C C6D:56?E #@36CE r92D6 2?5 4FCC6?E D49@@= 3@2C5 >6>36CD p?5C6H {:89E 2?5 t>:=J r2=56CH@@5 — 6?4@FC286 4:E:K6?D E@ “D92C6 J@FC E9@F89ED 23@FE E96 7FEFC6 5:C64E:@? @7 E96 y@D:29 q2CE=6EE D49@@=[ E2=< H:E9 4@>>:EE66 >6>36CD 2?5 =62C? 23@FE E96 DEC2E68:4 A=2??:?8 AC@46DD]”k^Am
kAm“q6 A2CE @7 56G6=@A:?8 2 G:D:@? 7@C E96 7FEFC6 @7 65F42E:@? :? E96 q2CE=6EE $49@@= s:DEC:4E[” 2 7=J6C 4C62E65 3J E96 A=2??:?8 4@>>:EE66 DE2E6D]k^Am
kAm%96 >@G6>6?E E@ 4C62E6 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2? DE6>>65 7C@> E96 3@2C5’D $p& 6IA=@C2E@CJ 4@>>:EE66[ H9:49 >6E EH:46 :? =2E6 |2J 2?5 yF?6 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J 564:565 :E 5:5 ?@E >2<6 D6?D6 65F42E:@?2==J 2?5 7:?2?4:2==J 2E E9:D E:>6 7@C q2CE=6EE E@ AFCDF6 :ED @H? $p&]k^Am
kAm“~?6 @7 E96 E9:?8D E92E 42>6 FA 7C@> E92E 2D 2 5:D4FDD:@? A@:?E H2D[ 4@F=5 H6 DE2CE E@ 56G6=@A @FC @H? DEC2E68:4 A=2? 2=@?8 E96 =:?6D @7 E96 D2>6 H2J E92E y24<D@? 92D[” D2:5 r2=56CH@@5]k^Am
kAm“$p& h 92D 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2?] y24<D@? 92D 5@?6 2 C62==J 8@@5 ;@3 @7 E2<:?8 E92E @G6C2C49:?8 A=2? 2?5 A6CD@?2=:K:?8 :E 7@C E96>]”k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 9@A6D 3J ?6IE |2C49 a_ab[ E@ 92G6 2 A=2? E92EVD C625J E@ AC6D6?E E@ E96 7F== q2CE=6EE $49@@= q@2C5]k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 96=5 :ED 7:CDE >66E:?8 :? pF8FDE] %96J C6G:6H65 E96 4FCC6?E >:DD:@? DE2E6>6?E WC62=:K:?8 E96 A@E6?E:2= @7 6249 2?5 6G6CJ DEF56?EX 2?5 E96 $p& h !@CEC2:E @7 2 {62C?6C] %96 A@CEC2:E @? E96 $p& h H63D:E6 DE2E6D[ “#62=:K:?8 E96 7F== A@E6?E:2= @7 6249 2?5 6G6CJ DEF56?E C6BF:C6D E96 56G6=@A>6?E @7 >:?5D6ED[ 492C24E6C[ 4@>>F?:42E:@? D<:==D 2?5 AC@46DD6D ?66565 E@ 67764E:G6=J 2AA=J <?@H=6586 2?5 D<:==D] s@:?8 D@ H:== 6?23=6 @FC =62C?6CD E@ 364@>6 AC@5F4E:G6[ 8=@32= 4:E:K6?D H9@ 42? DF446DD7F==J 49@@D6 E96:C @H? A2E9D 2?5 ?2G:82E6 E96 492==6?86D @7 =:76]”k^Am
kAm%96 9@A6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r2=56CH@@5[ :D E92E E96C6’D 6?@F89 4@>>F?:EJ :?E6C6DE @? %9FCD52J E92E :E 9@A67F==J =625D E@ 4@>>F?:EJ 7@CF>D] %96 4@>>:EE66 2=D@ 9@A6D E@ 86?6C2E6 2 DFCG6J E@ 82E96C 255:E:@?2= AF3=:4 :?AFE]k^Am
kAm{2E6C E9:D >@?E9[ 2 7@4FD 8C@FA H:== >66E H:E9 DE66C:?8 4@>>:EE66 >6>36CD E@ 2?2=JK6 “E96 DEC6?8E9D[ H62<?6DD6D[ @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2?5 E9C62ED” :? E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAmp D64@?5 7@4FD 8C@FA H:== D66< 2?5 82E96C 23@FE 7C@> y@D:29 q2CE=6EE t=6>6?E2CJ DEF56?ED 2?5 q2CE=6EE DEF56?ED H9@ 2C6 ?@H z6??6EE w:89 2=F>?:]k^Am
kAmx? }@G6>36C[ E96 :?7@C>2E:@? 4@==64E65 7C@> E96 7@4FD 8C@FAD H:== 36 D92C65 H:E9 E96 4@>>F?:EJ] p=D@[ DEC2E68:4 A=2? AC:@C:E:6D H:== 36 @FE=:?65]k^Am
kAmx? s646>36C[ E96 4@>>:EE66 9@A6D E@ 56G6=@A 2 5C27E @7 :ED 8@2=D[ 24E:@?D 2?5 6G:56?46 2?5 C6A@CE E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 E96 D49@@= 3@2C5]k^Am
kAm%96 5C27E H:== 36 C67:?65 :? y2?F2CJ H:E9 E96 9@A6 @7 AC6D6?E:?8 :E E@ E96 3@2C5 2E :ED u63CF2CJ >66E:?8] x7 2== 8@6D H6==[ E96 4@>>:EE66 H:== =@@< E@ E96 3@2C5 E@ 25@AE 2 DEC2E68:4 A=2? 7@C a_ab\a_ag 2E :ED |2C49 >66E:?8]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< H92E’D C62==J :>A@CE2?E :D E96 6?8286>6?E @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” r2=56CH@@5 D2:5] “(6’== 36 =@@<:?8 7@C :?AFE ?@E ;FDE 7C@> DE277 2?5 A2C6?ED[ 3FE 7C@> 2=F>?: 2?5 E96 H9@=6 q2CE=6EE 4@>>F?:EJ] x 9@A6 2== @7 q2CE=6EE H:== D92C6 @A:?:@?D 3642FD6 E92E’D H92E H6 ?665 E@ >@G6 7@CH2C5 H:E9 E9:D]”k^Am
kAm$96 25565i “(6VC6 8@:?8 E@ 36 >2<:?8 DFC6 H6 7@4FD @? :56?E:7J:?8 E96 AC:@C:E:6D E92E 4@>6 @FE @7 E96D6 5:D4FDD:@?D D@ E92E H6 42? 56G6=@A 2 8@@5 A=2?]”k^Am
kAmp?J@?6 H:E9 BF6DE:@?D 42? 6:E96C 42== We_bX bfc\abb` @C 6>2:= E96 k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iyq($DEC2E68:4A=2?o8>2:=]4@>Qmyq($DEC2E68:4A=2?o8>2:=]4@>k^2m]k^Am

(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.