Happy New Year! Whew, what a busy holiday season! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are back in the swing of the new year! We sure are here. Our business is still very busy, we've actually added a few new people to our team to give Tom and I a little break from the 24/7 schedules we feel like we've been keeping. That has given us some breathing room, more time to enjoy the girls as they grow and yes, more time to blog!! Look for more updated blogs as we continue to keep you informed of the market and our surrounding areas.

Along those lines, if you have children in the Gilbert Public School District, this may be an issue for you to look at. I received this email and wanted to pass it on so you can decide for yourself if this is an issue you need to get more involved in.

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Friends and Neighbors (in interest of your privacy, I have blind carbon copied you):

Last week I sent you a letter asking you to examine the issues surrounding GPS’ graduation requirements for the class of 2013 (freshman class for the upcoming school year). This issue will affect not only special education and struggling students, but also many students who wish to focus on music or arts; who choose to take courses that may not transfer from concurrent enrollment at the local community colleges; and those who focus on work, activities, or other classes that may not receive academic credit. In the end, this is a simple issue of allowing parents the maximum flexibility to guide their own child’s education.

As a follow up, the board meeting will be held one week from today. Details of the meeting are as follows:

What: School Board Meeting
When: Tuesday, January 27, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Educational Complex Building
140 South Gilbert Road
Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ

We need your support at this meeting so that the board is left with no doubt regarding how the community feels. May people are drawing different conclusions about the issues involved, as evidenced by the very different editorials opinions expressed in the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune. As you can see, one newspaper understood the potential effects and the desire of parents to make choices for their own children, the other did not.

Last month the Arizona Republic’s editorial staff “got it:” http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2008/12/20/20081220sat2-20.html

Last week the EV Tribune’s did not: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/134225


Please plan to attend the board meeting next week. If you cannot attend (and even if you can), please email the GPS school board (board@gilbert.k12.az.us).

Please forward this email others and invite them to attend next week’s meeting. I would rather have people hear about this multiple times than not hear at all.

Your neighbor,

Reed Carr
http://gpsgraduation.blogspot.com/
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Erika Madsen
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