Link Crew

This week, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Malicke, and I all went out to North Farmington High School to hear a presentation about Link Crew. Link Crew is a freshman transition program that has been successfully implemented throughout the country. Over 1.7 million students are involved in this program this year. Here is the link for the informational site about Link Crew: The presentation was probably one of the more intersting things I ever heard. The teacher in charge of this crew at NFHS, Kevin Ozar, was so energetic and passionate about Link Crew that his thoughts and feelings transferred over to me. He sold this program so well. It is a program that will positively impact every single one of our students within the next four years. The only downside to this program is the cost, as I have mentioned before. However, after breaking it down with Mr. Malicke, we figured that it would basically be equivalent to spending $3.75 per student to improve their entire high school career. Money well spent if you ask me. We have also decided that Mr. Malicke will be taking the lead on this program. A better faculty representative could not have been chosen. Mr. Malicke is the epitome of a teacher who is in this business for all the right reasons. He has a great compassion for the students here and that will help lead to the success of this program here. The next step is a meeting next Tuesday with Mr. Stevens, Mr. Malicke, and Mr. Shannon to determine our next step. We need to figure out how to present this to the board and how to get funding for the project. That could prove to be difficult, but anything worthwhile usually is. Until next time...