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Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea, left, talks with students in Mrs. Teresa Moyle's kindergarten class at Northside. Dylan Mapel wants to be a fireman, and Gabriela Grimes hopes to become a veterinarian.
FALLON - Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea visited two Churchill County schools on Wednesday to discuss education funding and to look at what the two sites are implementing.
Superintendent Carolyn Ross said she wanted to show the District 35 assemblyman what the school district is doing at Churchill County Junior High to ensure the school is removed from the needs for improvement list.
The junior high school has been on the adequate yearly progress needs for improvement list two consecutive years.
Goicoechea toured Northside Early Learning Center to view the school's intervention program, and he met with Ross, high school counselor Robin Wood, NELC Principal Gregg Malkovich and Special Services Director Marva Cleven.
At Northside, Goicoechea met and shook hands with students in Teresa Moyle's kindergarten class. He also asked students what career they eventually want to pursue.
Ross mentioned the legislature helps the district receive funds in several ways.
“I wanted him to see how we are using the funds that are coming to us,” she said.
Goicoechea also visited NELC to find out how the four-day school week is working and was told students now receive an extra 30 hours of instruction time a year.
“My heart goes out to teachers. It is a very difficult job,” he said.
The assemblyman added students' success usually is determined by the sixth or seventh grade, so the goal is preparing children in the earlier grades.
“I don't know how teachers are doing it,” he said.
At CCJHS, Goicoechea observed a teacher's seventh-grade class math class and looked at the room where the Smartlabs will be located before meeting with Principal Jane Anderson.
Ross said the district learns and works with good and successful practices. She also said parents are encouraged to meet with staff to discuss expectations.
Goicoechea said parents always expect the best for their children. As examples, he pointed out his son is a veterinarian, and his daughter is a certified public accountant.
“They were good students who applied themselves,” he said.
He also informed Ross and several staff members at the two schools that he expects a special legislative session to occur in November and urged the school district to participate and let “their voices be heard” on funding.
“It is going to be essential that we hear from you people,” he told School Board President Rich Gent, but he added funding is only part of the equation. “If you don't have the flexibility with any accountability the success goes down,” he said. “No amount of money will take the place of family values.”
He also said that as home values decrease, school districts receive less revenue.
Goicoechea said he does not think anyone would argue that there is room for improvement in education.
Superintendent Carolyn Ross said she wanted to show the District 35 assemblyman what the school district is doing at Churchill County Junior High to ensure the school is removed from the needs for improvement list.
The junior high school has been on the adequate yearly progress needs for improvement list two consecutive years.
Goicoechea toured Northside Early Learning Center to view the school's intervention program, and he met with Ross, high school counselor Robin Wood, NELC Principal Gregg Malkovich and Special Services Director Marva Cleven.
At Northside, Goicoechea met and shook hands with students in Teresa Moyle's kindergarten class. He also asked students what career they eventually want to pursue.
Ross mentioned the legislature helps the district receive funds in several ways.
“I wanted him to see how we are using the funds that are coming to us,” she said.
Goicoechea also visited NELC to find out how the four-day school week is working and was told students now receive an extra 30 hours of instruction time a year.
“My heart goes out to teachers. It is a very difficult job,” he said.
The assemblyman added students' success usually is determined by the sixth or seventh grade, so the goal is preparing children in the earlier grades.
“I don't know how teachers are doing it,” he said.
At CCJHS, Goicoechea observed a teacher's seventh-grade class math class and looked at the room where the Smartlabs will be located before meeting with Principal Jane Anderson.
Ross said the district learns and works with good and successful practices. She also said parents are encouraged to meet with staff to discuss expectations.
Goicoechea said parents always expect the best for their children. As examples, he pointed out his son is a veterinarian, and his daughter is a certified public accountant.
“They were good students who applied themselves,” he said.
He also informed Ross and several staff members at the two schools that he expects a special legislative session to occur in November and urged the school district to participate and let “their voices be heard” on funding.
“It is going to be essential that we hear from you people,” he told School Board President Rich Gent, but he added funding is only part of the equation. “If you don't have the flexibility with any accountability the success goes down,” he said. “No amount of money will take the place of family values.”
He also said that as home values decrease, school districts receive less revenue.
Goicoechea said he does not think anyone would argue that there is room for improvement in education.
