By Kimberly Stephens, Franklin Park.
In recent months, our school district and our school board has experienced more than its fair share of press, most of it negative. While I understand that some of our negative press was more than warranted, I’m sad to report that I feel that our town is falling victim to our own bad press and perpetuating a culture of negativity.
I am a proud Franklin Park School parent, and its been my experience that our schools have much more positive than negative in them. It saddens me that none of these positive things make the paper. This past year, I was privileged to be a member of the PTO Board and work with many teachers over the course of the year, and was exposed to many hard working and dedicated teachers and paraprofessionals who care for our children as much as we, the parents, do. In the process of planning our joint tricky tray with the Middle school, I was also exposed to some very dedicated teachers and staff at FMS. I was pleasantly surprised at their level of dedication and concern for the kids, and their willingness to sacrifice their personal time to help make the event a success for the children. Through my PTO volunteering, I’ve also been luck enough to see the tremendous efforts put forth by Mary Clark, at our district office. We are truly lucky to have her.
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