July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Update given on trip to China
Jay School Board
Superintendent Tim Long is hopeful a recent trip by a Jay County delegation to China will prove valuable in terms of economic development.
But school board member Jim Sanders questions the value of Long’s China initiative and wants greater scrutiny of the expenses involved.
“Our China trip went very well,” Long told the Jay School Board Monday. “They’re looking for partners. … I thought the visit was very timely. … Hopefully we’ll see something from it.”
Long said Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier, who was part of the delegation along with Jay students and teachers, was successful in making significant contacts with officials in Anshan, China.
Hosier was not available for comment this morning.
Board president Greg Wellman said he’d spoken with Hosier about the trip and found him to be positive about the potential. “He was more than excited,” Wellman said of Hosier.
Sanders, however, questioned a number of claims on the docket that he said were related to the China initiative.
“I disagree with them,” Sanders said. “I don’t know why we’re there.”
Long, noting that $12,000 toward the most recent trip came from local fund-raisers and donations and the balance from the individuals involved, said he’d be happy to go over the questions line by line.
“You bring it in, and we’ll take a look at it,” said Long, adding that he would report back to the board.
Sanders voted against approval of the claims docket, which was approved on a 6-1 vote.
The latest trip was the third by Jay educators, and a number of Chinese educators have visited Jay County in the past few years. A Chinese teacher is nearing the end of a school year on the faculty at West Jay Middle School.
Long said another 11 Chinese educators will be coming to Jay County in late August and early September. He also said he expects Anshan city officials to visit Portland sometime in October.
On a related matter, a group of 18 elementary teachers and two principals from Taiwan will be visiting local schools May 11-19.
An open house for the Taiwan visitors is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at Arts Place in Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
But school board member Jim Sanders questions the value of Long’s China initiative and wants greater scrutiny of the expenses involved.
“Our China trip went very well,” Long told the Jay School Board Monday. “They’re looking for partners. … I thought the visit was very timely. … Hopefully we’ll see something from it.”
Long said Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier, who was part of the delegation along with Jay students and teachers, was successful in making significant contacts with officials in Anshan, China.
Hosier was not available for comment this morning.
Board president Greg Wellman said he’d spoken with Hosier about the trip and found him to be positive about the potential. “He was more than excited,” Wellman said of Hosier.
Sanders, however, questioned a number of claims on the docket that he said were related to the China initiative.
“I disagree with them,” Sanders said. “I don’t know why we’re there.”
Long, noting that $12,000 toward the most recent trip came from local fund-raisers and donations and the balance from the individuals involved, said he’d be happy to go over the questions line by line.
“You bring it in, and we’ll take a look at it,” said Long, adding that he would report back to the board.
Sanders voted against approval of the claims docket, which was approved on a 6-1 vote.
The latest trip was the third by Jay educators, and a number of Chinese educators have visited Jay County in the past few years. A Chinese teacher is nearing the end of a school year on the faculty at West Jay Middle School.
Long said another 11 Chinese educators will be coming to Jay County in late August and early September. He also said he expects Anshan city officials to visit Portland sometime in October.
On a related matter, a group of 18 elementary teachers and two principals from Taiwan will be visiting local schools May 11-19.
An open house for the Taiwan visitors is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at Arts Place in Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
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