A "private company" produced the equipment and lessons for Stall High School's Star Academy profiled in Monday's P&C. Stimulus funds are paying the bills, $720,000 worth. Presumably CCSD is contributing the teachers' salaries. [See Star Academy Shines] As per usual with these articles emanating from 75 Calhoun, it is impossible to tell how much the program costs per student.In case you are curious about the "ball chair" referenced in the article, here it is: an exercise ball.
Just my curiosity: how can stimulus funds have been used to pay for a program that is in its third year? This year, yes. The previous two years???
If you Google the Star Academy Program, staracademyprogram.org, you will find a nice website with a phone number. Some might be mildly curious who started up this private company and who are on its Board of Directors.
Apparently, that's a secret only the edublob knows.
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Get your calculator out Babbie....stimulus pays for the teachers....the state actually paid for the labs with much of it coming from a private donor.
You always want to rip on the bad, can you maybe for once be happy that some underachieving kids have reason to "believe" again? What the hell? You must hate life....
Dear Santa,
Would you please put a copy of the book "Perfect" under the tree for me.....the author, Babbie, guarantees over night success in anything I do, regardless of the situation.
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