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3/10/2008 1:23 PMMedia Advisory
Office of Community Relations
Contact: Brett Johnson (651) 767-8107
March 10, 2008
Saint Paul, Minn – Kristine Cohn, Regional Representative to the U.S. Secretary of Education for Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, will be in Saint Paul Tuesday visiting schools that represent changes taking place in Saint Paul Public Schools.
Regional Representative Cohn is in town to learn first-hand about the district’s best practices in helping our students to prepare for success in the 21st century global economy. She will also continue her work to improve awareness and understanding of federal education policies and programs, including the No Child Left Behind law's focus on providing all children with high-quality education.
Included in the schools Regional Representative Cohn is set to visit are the newly dedicated Gordon Parks High School, Washington Technology Middle School, where BioSMART programming is set to launch next year, and North End Elementary, where students next year will begin the academy model in kindergarten through grade three.
Regional Representative Kristine Cohn’s itinerary:
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. North End Elementary,
27 E Geranium Ave.
11:30 a.m. –12:30 a.m. John A. Johnson Achievement Plus
740 York
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Washington Technology Middle
1041 Marion St.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Gordon Parks High School
1212 University Ave. W.
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