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Education: Strategies & Solutions (First sort, only) (n=164)

Participant No. Participant Comment
00042 Improve the level of education and teachers
00042 Build bigger & better school facilities
00055 Remodel old school
00056 Improve exisiting school rather than building new ones: the cost of the architect is as much as the buildings themselves
00057 The County really needs to do more to ensure the quality of education for our children.
00057 The lack of accredited schools in the County.
00065 Adequate services for students in school - healthcare/shool nurses.
00066 Emphasize educational/recreational opportunities to create foundation for growth
00069 Adult education at Radford & VPI & SU
00071 Stop thinking solely of the public education of our youth.
00078 Raises taxes for education
00080 Raise taxes for education
00081 Raise taxes for education purposes
00082 Raise taxes, esp. for educational purposes
00083 Raise taxes for education
00094 Funding allotted to schools to hiring of teachers
00097 More teachers hired to meed individual needs
00100 Educational opportunities
00101 Redistricting of schools to insure limited #'s of students:
00102 Increase education salaries to improve quality of educators
00110 Encourage small school for population of multi-handicapped
00113 Limit budget cuts to education.
00118 Upgrade all schools for possible year round use
00123 Offering affordable night classes & improve education benefits for those people
00124 School building enrollment should be monitored & limited in certain fast growing areas
00124 Buildings should be expanded as needed to keep children in the building and not have to travel from trailors.
00126 School system - smaller class size, hire more teachers
00128 More money on roads, less of brand-new schools popping up everywhere!
00133 Raise taxes for schools
00135 Provide more $ for schools
00136 Less social emphasis in schools, eliminate social programs, have basic academics, build cheaper smaller schools
00138 Need to find a source of funding or increase current tax base to support needs for public schools, and other facilities
00139 School tax for all residents
00141 Standardize curriculum in schools
00144 Lower class sizes
00144 Raise teacher salaries
00147 Build new elementary schools in county
00147 increase teacher's salaries
00148 All schools have air conditioning so all have equal work climate
00149 Increase funding for schools
00151 Hire & compensate world class teachers
00174 Maybe sell old school facilities for extra money
00174 Give every school in county an equal share.
00175 Form a research and development corp w/the public schools and VA Tech to study how to protect the environment.
00177 Extensive use of conflict resolution from K-12 and adult, and provision for community needs
00177 Student focused education systems.
00179 Taxes must be raised for public ed & rec./cultural increases.
00180 Improve equipment (computers, books, etc.) in the school system
00182 Selling Blacksburg Middle School to private investors/use funds to pay for new schools
00183 Development of educational programs to include pre-school
00197 The old middle school should be converted into a community center
00202 Education needs and interests should come first. It is our future.
00218 Higher educations payments
00230 Continued upgrading of schools/facilities
00231 Continue to watch and keep up with school growth & quality
00236 Increase funding for school programs and teacher's salaries
00239 Increasing school quality to attract business
00240 Raise taxes to fund building of schools
00241 Keep maintaining quality of public schools
00252 Increase taxes for educational funding
00268 Improve schools by increasing teacher salaries
00268 Improve schools by more funds for supplies, books, etc.
00268 Improve schools by providing funds to improve teacher continuing education & training programs
00268 Improve schools by improved outreach programs for parents & other members of community
00268 Improve schools by incentives for businesses to become involved/contribute to schools
00269 new educational facilities should be as needed
00329 More financial support for schools, police
00362 build more schools
00365 work to raise teacher salaries to the national average
00366 Raise teacher salaries
00366 Build more schools/ redistricut to distribute children more evenly
00369 increased financial support for school facilities
00370 increased finanacial support of schools
00371 improve public education
00398 better, more academically challenging schools
00398 comptetitive school districts
00400 After school programs - as parks & recreation - needed
00401 Good schools - pay the teachers more. Our children are our future. Invest in them.
00401 Emphasis on Vocational Education - County Voc. School perhaps in former B'burg Middle School
00402 Building schools representative for all four magisterial districts
00403 Prepare a plan to fund school maintenance and new buildings over time to relieve the burden on citizens and keep up with growing population
00403 Auburn Elementary is too big
00410 Education: improved facilities & teachers (increase the min. standards for teaching, increase salaries, increase opportunities for teachers)
00433 Increased after school programs for kids
00436 provide more to schools in the county
00444 Improve public primary schools
00451 locate athletic fields nears roads & schools
00466 Funding of public education and cultural facilities
00483 Maintain and improve education quality
00486 More and better schools
00492 Update/rebuild outdated schools
00494 Remodel SMS esp, new windows, heating that works
00494 New elementary school ELES
00498 education needs should be top priority
00504 Provide new schools to keep student-teacher ratios low
00522 expansion of Head Start & child care facilities
00533 new education facilities in high populated areas so class sizes smaller
00534 Use polls to find the best (graduate success, school spirit, etc.) schools and implement their methods in other Co schools.
00534 Education should be the base for all issues in Co. to get resolved.
00535 School - snow route for children
00537 Adequate pay for educators to encourage good teachers to stay
00566 A modern school facility in Riner
00572 More money for education
00577 Improve vocational training opportunities for more college-bound students
00578 The teaching of tolerance for differences between peoples in the school
00578 Adequate support for education tailored to individual needs
00578 Training of school staff of levels to respect different learing styles and student abilities
00578 Educational programs that instill respect for the environment
00580 new schools: If we stopped this population growth, we wouldn't need new schoold
00580 child education: Why not arrange apprenticeships with the elderly? That would help solve our elder care dilema
00588 Educate teachers better in special needs areas
00588 Special Ed schools for special needs kids in all counties
00589 Better education
00600 Hire and retain more minority educators
00602 County school should be used as much as possible for socer fields, baseball fields, football fields, tennis courts, walking tracks open to public after hours or when not in use for school activities
00604 Give the old B'burg MS and other old school properties to their communities so they may develop their cultural and educational strengths and heritage.
00605 More emphasis on and funding of education K-12 in Mont. Co.
00607 Better funding for special education, gifted, inclusion, all aspects of public education
00607 Keep building schools if necessary. Better yet, control population growth by controlling housing and jobs.
00608 Funding for public schools - more money (Better Funding! $)
00609 adequate funding for sp.ed services, taking in mind, future growth
00609 good teacher pay to attract & keep new teachers, as others retire
00609 Ensure adequate funding for schools/teachers
00610 Better pay/incentives for teachers.
00611 Adequate funding for teacher salaries & other parts of education budget
00612 Educational funding (especially teacher's salaries)
00613 support for teacher pay
00618 funding appropriately for inclusive schools
00618 adequate salaries for teachers, comparable to Roanoke & Salem
00619 adequate funding for education
00620 make teachaer salaries competitive so we keep good teachers
00621 $$$ for providing facilities, teachers salary (at or above state average)
00622 adequate funding for teachers
00623 financial support for schools
00624 updated public schools for all
00624 adequate funding for teachers/educators
00625 better pay incentives to lure & retain excellent teachers
00627 better pay incentives for MCPS
00627 better funding for special education and inclusion
00627 better funding for gifting
00627 better funding for public schools
00657 adequate funding for teacher salaries
00657 adequate funding for building schools
00657 adequate funding for education funding of programs
00657 adequate funding for athletics
00664 Maintain a top level education system Promote economic development which is non-polluting and doesn't require more land
00712 Education Opportunities (children): Set up a multi-year plan for decreasing class size by 25% by 2025
00713 Allocate sufficient resources to create/maintain good public schools
00721 Increase spending on education
00725 Education (public)--Montgomery County needs to increase funding
00731 Monority representation: schools, government, etc
00732 Minority represetntation (schools,etc)
00736 Increase science education
00736 Support literacy efforts
00740 remodel/reused/decentralized educational facilities
00767 The county should create a plan with goals to improve schools
00771 Diversity: minority (school & local government)
00773 Minority representation in school & government
00777 Provide proactive assistance to under priviledged youth
00777 Select principals who are willing and capable of improving educational quickly
00778 Allocate more dollars to schools to purchase more educational materials and recruitment of better prepared instructors
00778 Offer higher pay scale to recruit teachers from other areas and retain residents who would stay here at teacher jobs
00790 Adequate funding for adult education
00794 0-3 Program [education]
 

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