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David Schaef update: (12/05/23)

I spoke with David yesterday. He had just arrived at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

There are still a couple of issues to resolve, and David is optimistic that Encompass has the skills. We didn't speak much of medicine and health, most of the conversation was about our subscribers and the Community News newspaper.

I was much encouraged by the tone of his voice and the idea he was interested in talking about Community News. So, he’s at that, “I want to get back to work” stage of healing.

He talked about his subscribers and a letter he is composing for them. He talked about how to proceed with the newspaper when he gets home.

He said he hopes to be home in 2 weeks.


Thank You all for your Love and Prayers and Well Wishes.
Tom Deighton

Conneaut School Board members, reacting to work session pleas of several kindergarten mothers regarding the large number of students in the classes, approved the creation of four instructional aide positions - two at Conneaut Lake and two at Conneaut Valley - for the purpose of providing assistance in kindergarten classes.

The two positions at each school will split time among the three classes at each school as class numbers range from 23 - 25.

The work session speakers spoke to their concerns of the numbers being a real challenge to the teachers and in some cases, being told the students were 10 days behind in their instructions.

The vote to create the positions was 8-0 with Cheryl Krachkowski absent. The others present and voting were Brian Boyce, John Burnham, Don Ellis, Jr., Kathy Klink, Dot Luckock, Jody Sperry, Dr. Walt Thomas, and David Schaef.

The cost of hiring the aides is being figured at about $75,000 which is less than adding two teachers and going from 3 classrooms in each building to 4. That cost would have come in at about $200,000.

Read more in this weeks issue.


For additional details about Conneaut approves kindergarten hirings, as well as the headlines noted below, please purchase a Monday, Nov. 16, newspaper at area locations or a digital download of the paper.

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