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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BFSA Members</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kareen Neal, YSU Alumni, is looking for support with his
students as they begin proficiency testing, here is his request:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Next week begins the middle
school proficiency testing. One of the ongoing problems that </span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Warren</span></font><font
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</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Western Reserve</span></font><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Middle
School</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> for example has been having </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>is attendance during this
period. Most of them don’t show up for certain sections of the
testing period because they fear they will not do well on that </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>section or even miss the
entire week for the same reason. The principal asked for assistance in
either ideas for and or incentives for the students </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>attending school and
eventually for giving their best on the tests. I am sending this in hopes
that you will also forward this to the BFSA members for </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>their input, ideas, or
possible contribution to this cause. Also, my efforts to produce mentors
for these students has been an up hill struggle. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Please forward this message
also. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Also think about his, There
are so many missed opportunities by those with wide eyes but closed minds.
Sponges. That’s what they are. And at this level/stage in
their lives they are trying to find themselves. Without the proper
guidance or even a glimmer of a light to be shined at what so many believe is a
dark and never ending tunnel of hopelessness, YOU have failed them, and their
destiny may be doomed by the corruption they see on television, hear on the
radio. And I’m not going to mention reading. Most, if they
can read at a 3rd grade level, don’t read so therefore do not possess the
brainpower to make better decision to better alter their futures. So this
is a challenge from me to you. I’m not asking you to play God or
create a miracle or even make a change. I am simply asking you to be
present. And everything else will just fall in place from there.
And if you like it, show up again. If that goes well, say something.
But nothing can get started unless YOU DO SOMETHING. You’ll be surprised
at how much of an impact YOU have on the youths of today and the results of
tomorrow. Rather you know it or not. You are a role model. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>If you have any suggestions,
etc. feel fee to email me at rsbradley@ysu.edu.</span></font></p>
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