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REGULAR MEETING JULY 27, 2015 <br />good enough to get by. You need to take all the politics out and focus on them, which is why this <br />resolution makes perfect sense to get them in the spot they need to be for our fixture. <br />Councilmember Karen White — I would like to say that the standards should be high and that we <br />should not reduce the standards. Children will reach and respond to high expectations. I think this <br />is a great opportunity for the Council to enter into a conversation and dialogue with the School <br />Board of Trustees to work together to move forward with the very best for our children and <br />ultimately for the community as a whole. <br />consider finding ways to get <br />resolution. Again, I would lil <br />language it <br />resolutio <br />states <br />certainl <br />Mr. Sniade <br />these kids in <br />want the boaflM <br />pnort of that. AA <br />on't disagree <br />study hall <br />to make grades. I <br />I do support the cha <br />common council, we are <br />a longer look at this. <br />ould just say I'll support the <br />lease take a look at the resolution <br />what it is, just a title. The actual <br />sections 1, 2, and 3 of the resolution, which simply <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis — As a South Bend School Social Worker, I am a part of the support <br />structure for whatever compromises voted on by the South Bend School Board of Trustees. I am <br />going to have to abstain from this issue, as my job as a social worker is to work with the structure <br />any way. I'll take my lead from whatever happens. Thank you. <br />Councilmember Dr. David Varner — First of all I hope that this is accepted by the School <br />Corporation by the matter in which it is intended. I don't think this is meant to be telling them <br />what to do, but offering an opinion of what other people think could be done. It's a job I never <br />wanted, so I hesitated to stick my nose in it. On the other hand, I've never been a part of an <br />organization that bettered themselves by lowering their standards. We are arguing now how low <br />is low, but the fact is that you set a standard and you ask people to live by it to the extent that you <br />can get people to reach that goal. I think it is a good thing, it doesn't' have to be just grades, it can <br />be attendance or a number of things. From my perspective, as Gavin said there is nothing in here <br />25 <br />