I just received this email. I'll copy it below.
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:24 AM
Subject: D96 Parent Group
> District 96: District- Wide Parent Group
>
> To have a full, accurate grasp of what is happening throughout District 96
> and to have a voice in those matters requires that parents be in
> conversation throughout District 96. Regular attendees at Board of
> Education meetings from across the district have organized a meeting to make communication across
> Ames, Blythe, Central, Hauser, and Hollywood possible and productive.
>
> So, please mark your calendar for the inaugural gathering of NETWORK 96
>
> Tues. May 27 Ascension Lutheran Church
> 400 Nuttall Road in Riverside
> (enter in the back, can park on street or in lot)
>
> Doors open at 7:00 Meeting begins at 7:30
>
> Time-minders will demand meeting end around 9:00/9:15, but you're
> welcome to stay later if you're avoiding home.
>
> The goals of NETWORK 96 are to promote communication
> among Parents District-Wide
> between Parents and Educators
> between Parents and Administrators
> between Parents and the Board of Education
> for the sake of outstanding education for the whole child.
>
> Participation in NETWORK 96 will enable you to learn about and have a more
> effective voice on matters that affect all children in our District.
> Examples of such matters include differentiated instruction, types and
> functions of standardized testing, the role of the Board of Education,
> Special Education services, the Gifted program, enrollment, etc. NETWORK
> 96 provides a new lens--one that stands between the tight focus of the PTAs
> on building specific issues and events and the wide angle of the Board of
> Education encompassing curriculum, policy, and finance. It is critical to
> bring this middle ground into sharper focus as it is the realm of our
> children's daily lives.
>
> Like the old commercial--please tell two friends and have them tell two
> friends, etc., etc., etc.