Teachers are the backbone of the system. He wants to be there to give them the support they need to get the job done.

It really was a non-issue. The teachers were more concerned with making sure they got the support materials they needed.

(The academy) offers brand new teachers the support they need to get through that very difficult first year. It is a brand new experience and most of what you learn in college is straight from a book. That (classroom) experience is really quite different.

Two other interested buyers came forward yesterday. That makes it a very optimistic look to the future.

That involves making sure that you recruit and retain and pay properly the best teachers. I think that means making sure that you devote a very high percentage of your limited resources to actual teacher-to-pupil instruction - rather than on administration and various support services. I think that means you create through the proper administration of discipline an atmosphere that is most conducive to learning.

We have been helped so much by the teachers and staff of the Henryetta schools. They have donated thousands of dollars to help pay Victoria's hospital bills and other expenses. I can't thank them enough for their love and,