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		<title>Comment Anonymously on St. Cloud Times Stories Here!!</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/bodette-column-were-boosting-web-accountability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bodette column: We&#8217;re boosting Web Accountability Good morning, St. Cloud area. Twelve years ago, the Times was one of the first news organizations to give readers the ability to post comments on news stories on its website. In the spirit of online chat rooms, readers were permitted to post comment anonymously. The person who made [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=164&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another poll for the SRR board to consider!</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/another-poll-for-the-srr-board-to-consider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As with the districts polling instrument, you may only vote once. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=159&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Baa&#8230;.ack</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/were-baa-ack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And once again the puppets are back begging for money.  The arguments have remained the same and the bleeding hearts will all be back again to tell us it&#8217;s all about the children&#8230;.. As we stated in 2007, the last time the board tried to ram through a levy request during an odd year election, the endless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=141&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time(s) to Come Clean</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/times-to-come-clean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a busy week in Sauk Rapids.  Board meetings, curriculum meetings, deals and contracts to sign.  But can you berlieve it, SAuk Rapids has shelved the flawed IMP/CMP math curriculum and not a word from your friendly neighborhood school board reporter.  What could have been bigger news?  The school board watch pointed out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=138&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Community Web Site Formed</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/new-community-web-site-formed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big news here in Sauk Rapids.  It looks like the district has selected their new PR firm and gotten busy with a new blog.  We hear that this new district outlet will be hosting monthly School Board Member columns.  The board meeting agenda will be posted prior to meetings as well and important happenings will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=134&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voicing our Vision Update</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/voicing-our-vision-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who remembers that foggy night in august of 2007 when 100 or so friends of greg (FOG) participated in the faux public meeting about the future of ISD47?  Well it&#8217;s still running along apparently just as planned.  The FOG has cleared and now the cozy little group is down to 10 or so school administrators, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=123&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rumblings From ISD47</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/rumblings-from-isd47/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the board is ready to get rolling on their next move.  Seems they have approved measures to cut programs and staff from the upcoming budget for 2009/2010.  This is interesting given that just 4 short months ago this forward looking board approved 4-5% increases in wage and benefit packages for staff, in spite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=118&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If you didn&#8217;t believe us how about the Times?</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/if-you-didnt-believe-us-how-about-the-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This seems to be an interesting day in our community.  After 18 months the Times is on the bandwagon.  Perhaps with fewer dollars to spend on private schools it is now apparent that people need quality public schools-with academic rigor, not social programs.   The economy may have taken away the school choices that have allowed some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=115&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Fury Like a Daycare Provider Scorned</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/no-fury-like-a-daycare-provider-scorned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=84</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble finding a daycare provider in the Sauk Rapids-Rice area?  Well, it will probably become even more difficult.  During these challenging economic times, when both parents may need to work outside the home to make ends meet, Daycare providers are getting a hit from the school district.  Why?  Transportation. The school district [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=84&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PART II:  VOICING OUR VISION, PUBLIC INPUT AND OTHER MYTHS</title>
		<link>http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/part-ii-voicing-our-vision-public-input-and-other-myths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  In the Herald, May 21, 2008 “Superintendent Vandal will also complete preliminary plans for future activities involving the “Voicing our Vision” initiative which was begun this school year but temporarily halted due to budget reconciliation deliberations.”    We realize that some of you may not know what “Voicing our Vision” is or what it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolboardwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1555246&amp;post=82&amp;subd=schoolboardwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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