9.7.06
Today was a beautiful day full of visits in Linn County and around my home town of Albany. I started out this morning with a visit at Oregon Connections Academy, a charter school in Scio. These guys are doing a great job. Not every child fits into traditional educational molds, and ORCA caters to these individuals. Their program, around 1,200 students strong, is highly successful despite being relatively young. 
From Scio, we traveled to Lacomb to tour the Lacomb School with the principal and administrators from the Linn Community School District. What an innovative program! Here, students are not advanced according to age, but rather according to performance.
After touring Lacomb, we went to Lebanon High School, another highly innovative place. LHS is divided into four different academies and students pick a concentration in an academy based on interests. LHS also has very high success rates, and its unique program allows students to choose an educational theme that best aligns with their interests.
And of course, since it was such a nice afternoon, I had to stop at the Hasty Freeze in Albany for an ice cream cone. I used to go there as a kid growing up and I still enjoy it today.
I learned a great deal today and it was very interesting to have the opportunity to observe some innovative and alternative methods of education. Again, I discovered that one thing is unanimous throughout all the schools I have toured thus far: each one could use more help from the Governor's Office. More tomorrow from Polk, Marion and Yamhill Counties. Thanks for reading.
From Scio, we traveled to Lacomb to tour the Lacomb School with the principal and administrators from the Linn Community School District. What an innovative program! Here, students are not advanced according to age, but rather according to performance.
After touring Lacomb, we went to Lebanon High School, another highly innovative place. LHS is divided into four different academies and students pick a concentration in an academy based on interests. LHS also has very high success rates, and its unique program allows students to choose an educational theme that best aligns with their interests.
And of course, since it was such a nice afternoon, I had to stop at the Hasty Freeze in Albany for an ice cream cone. I used to go there as a kid growing up and I still enjoy it today.
I learned a great deal today and it was very interesting to have the opportunity to observe some innovative and alternative methods of education. Again, I discovered that one thing is unanimous throughout all the schools I have toured thus far: each one could use more help from the Governor's Office. More tomorrow from Polk, Marion and Yamhill Counties. Thanks for reading.
posted by RonSaxton at 12:07 AM
1 Comments:
Ron - It looks like you are out and about spreading the good word! Keep up the good work!
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