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Minutes for the Public Services Committee meeting on January 9, 2006.
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Public Services Committee Minutes
Monday, January 9, 2006
4:30 p.m.
Members present were: Ann Williams, Cecil Province, Jimmy Ashley, and Tim McCall. Councilman Johnson and Councilwoman Furr were unable to attend.
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Councilman McCall motioned, seconded by Councilman Ashley for the approval of the regular meeting on December 16, 2005. All voted aye. Copies were provided to all in attendance.
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Request by Mr. Mike Flowers Free Tutoring at Community Centers as part of the “No Child Left Behind” program: Mr. Mike Flowers from Scholars Learning out of Little Rock discussed the free tutoring program he would like to start for the Jonesboro High, McArthur and Annie Camp schools students at the City’s community centers. It was questioned whether students from other schools would be able to participate. Mr. Flowers explained that he will serve other students if the funding is available for him to do so, but the program is designed for schools in the second year of the No Child Left Behind program and right now only JHS, McArthur and Annie Camp schools are in the second year. Mr. Flowers further discussed how he puts together an education plan for each child and the kids are tutored in a small group fashion or one-to-one. The tutoring will consist of local instructors who are certified teachers that have been through a background check. If they’re not certified, Mr. Flowers noted they still do a background check through ChoicePoint. He added he does have liability insurance, if needed. He further explained he’d like to start the program right away since the students will be tested again in March at the local schools. Typically, the tutoring programs are in 3-month time spans. Mr. Jason Wilkie explained that the typical fee for what Mr. Flowers wants to do is $125 a day, but Mr. Flowers informed him that fee would not be affordable for him to pay. Mr. Wilkie suggested allowi...
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