WILLS URGES GOVERNING BOARD TO FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED IN THE COUNTY

Says education conditions in Ashfork “extremely sad;” affluent using technology to “grow” while poor use technology “for games”

President Penelope Wills urged the Governing Board at the March 7, 2017 meeting to focus on the underserved in the County. She said that they should read books such as Robert Putnam’s “Our Kids” and view a videotape on the condition of education and poverty in a videotape she was providing to them.

In Ashfork she said that citizens in a small discussion group told her that “we need Yavapai college because our children are going to be lost.”  She also remarked that “affluent [students] use smartphones to access information to make decisions and grow.”  In contrast, “underserved and lower social economic [students] use it for entertainment and games.”

Wills also said that the citizens she met felt that the teachers in the Ashfork School District needed to be educated on how to use technology in the classroom. She agreed to help with this problem.

You may view President Penelope Wills remarks to the Governing Board on this issue by clicking on the seven minute video that follows.