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PRESIDENT
ADAM BAIN
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
CRAIG KNOBLOCH
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
TOM KETELAAR
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
DENISE ORMSBY
SECRETARY
MIKE BELL
TREASURER
DARYL EMPEN |
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HOUSE
DALE GRABAU
MILT HEDQUIST
DARYL TOWNSEND
BOB VANDEVORDE
BRIAN VERDUN
INTER-CLUB
JOE ROBB
MUSIC
JONATHAN TURNER
BULLETIN
BILL CLEAVER
GRANTS
JOHN CALIFF, CHAIR
PROGRAM CHAIR AUG
MARK AMACHER
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INVOCATION
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Volume 88 No 227
| September 7, 2010
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| Upcoming Events/Fundraisers/Dates | 2nd Annual Kiwanis-Pepsi Bags Tournament, Saturday, September 18th, Noon - 6 pm, Schwiebert Riverfront Park
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The Opening Act
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Club
President, Adam Bain, presided over the annual joint meeting of the Rock Island
Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs held September 7.
Jonathan Turner once again provided the entertainment.
Kiwanis
announcements were limited and presented by Adam. These included another reminder of our
September 18 bags tournament to be held at Schwiebert Park. The early entry discount has been extended to
Wednesday, September 15.
A
number of guests were in attendance for the occasion, including several
administrators from Rock Island-Milan School District No. 41, as well as
several School Board members.
In
Fun and Fellowship, Rotarian Fred Luckenbill won the opportunity for the single
grand prize, which he managed to wrest out of the grip of Mike Bell.
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The
program was presented by the Superintendent of Schools of Rock Island-Milan
School District No. 41, Dr. Mike Oberhaus.
Mike pointed out to the gathering that this was the 15th
annual State of the Schools presentation by the Superintendent. He recognized several of the guests in
attendance, which included School Board members and members of his staff. Mike's presentation was a power point with
verbalized explanation. He began with
the District's strategic plan which essentially presents what the District has,
what it wishes to attain, and how the District proposes to accomplish
this. Mike showed that there is a
scorecard used by the District for the purpose of measuring progress and identifying
areas where additional work is needed.
He followed this with a summarization of the Building Excellence Program
which will be completed once work is finished at Horace Mann Elementary School. Mike also addressed the annual yearly
progress measurement initiated through the federal NCLB program. Mike followed this by identifying numerous
areas of challenge, including how funding has affected the school system,
including the necessity of drawing against reserves. Areas meriting positive recognition include a
higher graduation rate, higher average ACT scores, numerous all state awards
presented to individuals as well as groups at Rock Island High School, academic
awards, individual as well as team accolades, and honors presented to teachers,
coaches and students involved in the various athletic and co-curricular
programs. An innovative program being
pursued is a career pathway program starting at eighth grade, which assists in
guiding students toward areas of interest.
Mike also explained how the District is fortunate in having numerous
business and organizational partners who have now involved themselves in all of
the District schools. Challenges include
financial, the negative impact on revenue because of the economy, slow and
sometimes eliminated state funding, changing mandates under both state and
federal law, an extraordinary influx of students who do not speak English as a
first language, and changing technology.
At the same time, these challenges have developed into opportunities for
the District, such as the opportunity to develop collaborative efforts with
businesses, distance learning through the Internet, and an increased,
strengthened relationship with individuals in the community as well as the
neighborhoods as a whole.
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THOUGHT FOR THE
DAY
"A dream
you dream alone is only a dream. A dream
you dream together is reality." -
John Lennon
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