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	<title>Discovery Woods Montessori School</title>
	<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site</link>
	<description>Public Charter Elementary School Development Team</description>
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		<title>Hello and Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three Brainerd Lakes Area residents (Charles McQuinn, Nicole Mills, and Courtney Neifert) began meeting in August 2008 with the common goal of starting a charter school.  The Discovery Woods Development Team submitted a proposal to the Minnesota Department of Education in July 2009. It was one of four groups granted approval this year to develop a charter school. Discovery Woods formed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=361</link>
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		<title>Teachers, an Exciting Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charter schools offer new career opportunities for teachers and teaching assistants. In Minnesota, at least one teacher employed by the school must hold a charter school board position.  This gives the teaching staff power in decision-making and regulation of the school. Lead teachers need a valid Minnesota teaching license and additional Montessori training in order [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=359</link>
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		<title>Parents, Come See the Difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Plan
Discovery Woods will be a small public school serving 76-102 children the first year, and growing to just a couple hundred students as demand increases.  We plan to enroll students in kindergarten through 5th grade in 2010.  The following year, 6th graders could attend.  We hope to add a 7th and 8th grade five years later.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=357</link>
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		<title>Serve as a Board or Committee Member</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Discovery Woods School Board
A seven-member charter school board has been appointed to govern Discovery Woods. Founding School Board terms vary from one to three years, enabling 2-3 positions to open for election or re-election every year. Anyone interested in serving on the school board is encouraged write an email, fill out an application, or serve on a committee to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=351</link>
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		<title>Committee Member Application Form</title>
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			Name(required)
			Best Phone Number(required)
			Alternate Phone 
			Email Address(valid email required)
			Relevant experience, profession and/or employment(required)
			Describe your interest in our organization(required)
			Area(s) of special skills, expertise and/or contributions you feel you can make(required)
			Current community involvement and other volunteer commitments(required)
			Please indicate the committee on which you would like to serve.  If  you are qualified for more than one, please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=348</link>
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		<title>School Board Member Application Form</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
		
		
		
			Name(required)
			Best Phone Number(required)
			Alternate Phone 
			Email Address(valid email required)
			Mailing Address(required)
			Relevant experience, profession and/or employment(required)
			Describe your interest in our organization(required)
			Area(s) of special skills, expertise and/or contributions you feel you can make(required)
			Current community involvement and other volunteer commitments(required)
			Please indicate the areas in which you have expertise, experience or interest
			Community/ Public Relations
			Curriculum Development
			Financial Planning/Management
			Fund Raising/Grant Writing
			Instructional Practices
			Knowledge of School [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=311</link>
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		<title>Survey Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Development Team members asked Brainerd Area residents to fill out a survey to help determine whether there is sufficient need for a Montessori charter school.  Surveys were taken door-to-door and distributed at activities, sports events, fast food restaurants, parks, and libraries where parents with children were present.
Community Survey Results, 117 people responded

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		<link>http://discoverywoods.com/site/?p=276</link>
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