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:xtra-ciirric~ilar activity. The district benefited from strc,,,j Lullllllunily suppon. Parent
guest speakers, and business partners were actively invol~red in the school.
nie district had a mix of younger and experienced viewpoints on the teaching staff.
Many had strons roots in the community, and nearly half had been employed there for over 20
vears.
District C: Finding
With the passage of HF 2272 in the spring of 1998, the process of communicating the
ipecifics of the law began. Not only did participants begin to receive information about the
new mandates, but they also heard messages about the intent of the legislation. Participants
,