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With a school district-provided iPad in front of him, parent Nicholas Agyemang listens during a Valley View Community Forum at Lukancic Middle School. Utilizing the same type of technology Valley View students are now using in their classrooms, attendees had an opportunity to learn about the advances the district has made in the past two years, but also were able to provide instant feedback on their feelings about what is happening as well as their hopes for the future.
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Our Community, Our News
MAY 30, 2013
Vol. 7 No. 47
‘New View’
for Valley View New strategic plan pays off in better test scores By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
Using an interactive forum for community members, the Valley View School District shared its strategic plan, pointing to successes achieved by supporting its “New View,” now three years in the making. Superintendent James Mitchem introduced the district’s first strategic plan at two separate forums in Romeoville and Bolingbrook, noting the plan is a means to better clarify its future direction, allocate its resources appropriately and enhance its focus on student-centered education. See VIEW, page 4