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- Subject: MAGNET Schools
- Date: 12 Jan 1993 17:30 MST
- Organization: Albuquerque Public Schools - Career Enrichment Center
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- Hello all,
- I am attempting to obtain as much information or opinions as possible
- regarding peoples thoughts on the value of MAGNET schools. Schools that
- offer either highly specialized courses or courses which are for one
- reason or another, such as limited enrollment at a single school but
- high enrollment at a centralized district site, valuable in that context
- for providing and filling an overall need within a school district.
- I have run a random in district survey of opinions and I would like
- to contrast that with opinions of educators around the country. This
- particular MAGNET school services the needs of eleven high schools and
- provides courses for not only college bound students but also vocational
- and technical training courses. As examples, everything from computer
- related courses (data-entry training through business to advanced place-
- ment), building trades (general construction through cabinet making),
- word-processing (court reporting through advanced word-processing tech-
- niques), advanced classical and modern languages (Latin to Hebrew to
- Japanese to Spanish to Russian, etc.), pre-med, A.P. calculus/fortran,
- A.P. physics, A.P. chemistry, aviation science, astronomy, an LPN course
- which has a high school student qualified for their Licensed Practical
- Nursing Certificate upon H.S. graduation, nursing assistant and homebound
- aide program, etc.
- This is an important topic for us as we would like to make the program
- even better and we need input from all sources to do so.
- Unfortunately we need to present this Friday; January 15 so any opinions
- you could send my way would be appreciated and forwarded on to the appro-
- priate people as soon as they are received. If you could EMail to me at
- me address below it would help to save a great deal of time but I will
- also followup on the conferences.
- Thank you very much for your help in advance,
- Jim Skeba
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- We are rapidly ascending through prosperity to poverty... Twain
- Internet: jim@apsicc.aps.edu
- Albuquerque Public Schools - Instructional System Manager
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