DIST. 129 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON TV, WEB

Video from School Dist. 129’s recent community dialogue sessions, during which citizens provide feedback on plans for teaching, facilities, finances and communication, are available to view on local TV and at the district Web site.

ACTV’s Channel 10 will air the Nov. 16 Vision 129 presentation by Supt. Jim Rydland at noon on Wednesdays, beginning Nov. 29 and at 2 p.m. on Mondays until the end of December. ACTV also will alternate the broadcast of four recent community dialogue question-and-answer sessions following Rydland’s presentation.

FVTV’s Channel 17 will air the Vision 129 series at 9 p.m., starting Sunday, Dec. 3. The same program will repeat the following day at 1 p.m. It will repeat this schedule until is airs all programs.

The videos also are available at http://www.d129schools.com/dialogues.asp.

After viewing Supt. Rydland’s presentation, the district invites viewers to tell Supt. Rydland what the district should continue, change, create or cancel. Rydland’s email address is jrydland@sd129.org.

“The purpose of this dialogue is to involve the community, understand its expectations and develop those expectations into a plan for the future of Dist. 129 schools,” says Mike Chapin, the district’s community relations director.

On Dec. 4 the Dist. 129 School Board will consider community feedback when it begins discussion on whether to place referendum questions on the April 2007 ballot. Call Randi Ochsenschlager at 630-301-5033 for more information or to schedule Supt. Rydland for a dialogue session with a community organization.

Contact: School  Board  Secretary Randi Ochsenschlager, 630-301-5033, rlochsens@sd129.org.