From the office of JereMy WooLdridge
In the 9th week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed several bills addressing education, elections, and healthcare. The House also passed a bill to increase the property tax credit for Arkansas families.
March 2023
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ARLEG UPDATE
With final approval given to SB294 last Tuesday, all that was left was for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign the LEARNS Act into law. She did so during a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda last Wednesday.
Sunshine breaks through? Three bills cast a ray of hope
Just in time for Sunshine Week come several bills affecting Arkansas’ landmark Freedom of Information Act. Usually, legislative proposals involving the FOIA seek to remove more records or government activity from public scrutiny, not make things more transparent.
RAMBLING VINES
For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1989 It never fails… just let school be called off due to inclement weather conditions and we hear the same old stories… “They never called off school when I was young… we walked miles through mud, snow and freezing rain… waded through flood water… but always had school.” Maybe so, but the time these people are referring to was when students went to school in their own communities and when one family was flooded out, most all of them were, only the students who lived in town went to the school in town.
The strength of humility . . .
In 1976 I was a freshman in high school. Freshman year was an exciting year.
4-H members represent Clay Co. at 4-H Day
Clay County was well represented at 4-H Day at the Arkansas State Capitol. Ten members of Clay County 4-H attended the daylong festivities on Feb. 28 to learn about state government, meet legislators and share their 4-H experience. For some, it was their first visit to the Arkansas Capitol.
CORNING SCHOOL MENU – MARCH 13-1
MONDAY: Donut or Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk TUESDAY: Emoji Waffles or Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk WEDNESDAY: Breakfast Burrito or Cereal, Fruit, Juice, Milk THURSDAY: Breakfast Pizza or Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are wonderful opportunities to increase communication between school and home, keep parents informed about their child’s progress, and make plans for the student’s future. Although parent teacher conferences are sometimes dreaded by all parties involved, they don’t have to be a bad experience. Productive and successful conferences are carefully planned and should include more positive information than negative. As a school, our primary goal is to make parent-teacher conferences as relaxed as possible. I want parents to feel comfortable asking questions and share with the teachers their vision for their child’s future. We want to work with parents to find common solutions to the issues our students face.