I think, generally, it's great news for us as a school system. All of the credit goes to our classroom teachers.

He fills a big void in our classroom. He reminds the student that without a high school diploma or GED, you're stuck. When you're educated, you have different options.

An old student of Miss Brown's came to the classroom to tell them what happens if they aren't in school. He said that he was in and out of jail and homeless, and pretty much that you have to stay in school.

When they enter seventh grade, they are dispersed throughout the school so that there are mentors in every classroom.

To me, the school has grown so much in the last four years. Our playground is just another classroom. This is exactly what we needed.

We're going to go ahead and close the cafeteria ... until we're sure that there's nothing that's a problem for the kids and the people who serve them.