Janesville schools' Challenge Program to expand
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JANESVILLE--The Janesville School Board agreed on Tuesday night to expand the Challenge Program for high-ability students.
A new fourth-grade section of the program will open at Madison Elementary School in the fall. The expansion will accommodate 25 students who had qualified but for whom there was no room.
The board voted 6-2 to allow the plan to go forward despite concerns that a cost of $72,000 could make balancing the budget more difficult.
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May 23, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.
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"WISLADY - YOU CARE VERY LITTLE FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR KIDS...YOUR 1ST COMMENT HERE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE! KEEP LINING YOUR POCKETS WITH MONEY FOR YOURSELF & THE OTHER RICH REPUBLICANS & BIG BUSINESS -- THAT DOES NOT PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE --> WISLADY"
All that....from my 5 words. You ESP is amazing.
Take a chill pill, dude.
May 23, 2012 at 12:41 p.m.
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yada
I must have misunderstood the article then, I thought the Janesville Schools had a budget problem.
Nice to add new programs, but nicer yet would be the assurance that ALL students learn how to read.
May 23, 2012 at 12:36 p.m.
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Frusion - I was sincere in my comment. I believe it made me a more progressive thinker and a better problem solver. My class too had students who probably didn't belong in the program but the teachers at the time were able to provide an atmosphere in which both slightly advanced and very advanced students were both able to get the maximum education out of the same lesson...each to their own capability. While this might be possible in any classroom, the topics we covered were much more in depth than the standard classrooms. I really do believe it made a difference in who I am today.
May 23, 2012 at 12:12 p.m.
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Well they don't meet all the needs of every student. Where are the reading specialist laid off because of budget problems. I won't care if they expanded the program if they had programs for kids who need certain help but they don't. I know this first hand.
May 23, 2012 at 10:34 a.m.
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Thank you school board for expanding this wonderful program. There are many students who need this. And the school district is required to meet the needs of ALL students.
May 23, 2012 at 6:38 a.m.
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alrighty, back on topic...
Irish11, are you sincere with your comment about the value you gained or did you have fun in the challenge program and that is your best memory? I ask this question because 2 of my kids went through the program and I am not 100% convinced it made a big difference. I volunteered many hours at Roosevelt and my observations are that there were several kids in the program that should not have been. The ones I'm talking about were advanced in one or more areas but not all and this caused the class to slow down. The point I am making is that the Challenge Program may not be modeled correctly to accommodate the variance in academic levels. Further, once the challenge kids get to high school, many are not the top students and students that didn't go through the Challenge Program are the top students. Are there any statistics to indicate students who have gone through the program achieve greater high school and college success? Both of my kids that went through the program have done very well but was it the Challenge Program the helped or would it have happened anyway?
May 23, 2012 at 6:22 a.m.
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WISLADY - YOU CARE VERY LITTLE FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR KIDS...YOUR 1ST COMMENT HERE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE! KEEP LINING YOUR POCKETS WITH MONEY FOR YOURSELF & THE OTHER RICH REPUBLICANS & BIG BUSINESS -- THAT DOES NOT PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE --> WISLADY
May 23, 2012 at 6:17 a.m.
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http://www.uwmpost.com/2012/05/07/opeds-...
Time to SUPPORT a new governor that does not take billions from education. One that does not play the political games of extreme like Walker.
May 23, 2012 at 5:50 a.m.
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mrsdamracefan I would rather see help for kids who are having problems in school, my son has a reading problem and they cut the reading specialist because of budget problems, now they are going to expand the challange program. as a parent of a child that needs extra help I feel that the kids with problems are getting overlooked and the kids that have no problems are getting everything so they don't get bored. What about students that really need the extra help. I'm not saying get rid of the challange program (it is a good program) just don't push the kids that need help aside.
May 22, 2012 at 11:34 p.m.
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We will be educating these kids no matter what. There is nothing wrong with doing it the right way!
May 22, 2012 at 11:32 p.m.
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Is this program for students that are having trouble learning or for students that are excelling in their grades not sure what this is for. If it is because the student is smart and needs to be challenged I am all for it. It keeps them from getting bored and getting into mischief. It is for students with learning disabilities then I think the teacher should be able to handle this in the classroom.
May 22, 2012 at 10:42 p.m.
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This is such great news! I went through the challenge program many years ago and loved every second of it. I wouldn't be where I am today without it.
May 22, 2012 at 10:14 p.m.
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No problem....just keep spending.
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