This is one of the goals, to strengthen and integrate the Hispanic community.

Bringing the Hispanic community into the school and unifying it, we would be able to solve a lot of problems.

We think that the Hispanic community has been isolated from information resources and help because of language barriers, cultural barriers, poverty and immigration barriers.

Many people felt that the child care community was more like baby-sitting services and not really an industry. It needs to be paid attention to by policy makers throughout the state.

It helps everyone to navigate the community and encourages them to participate in civic activities.

One of our goals is to build a sense of community within the group of first- and second-year teachers that are new to the district in Ottumwa, and the other is to help orientate those teachers to our community. The bus tour accomplishes both of those goals,