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BESSEMER - April 30, 2011
Yesterday, Bessemer School Administrator Mark Johnson,
Washington School Head Teacher Gene Goss and Great
School Readiness Collaborative representatives Allison
Liddle and Patti Witt met with local law enforcement
officers, Gogebic County Sheriff, Pete Matonich and
Gogebic County assistant prosecutor Tracie Wittla to
discuss the impact of Great Start Readiness Program on
pre-school children who may be at risk.
The Great Start Collaborative is an initiative that
assists Gogebic and Ontonagon County families in
providing a ‘great start in school’ for children ages
birth to 5.
The purpose of Great Start is to coordinate systems of
community resources and supports
for families. Great Start
joins together with parents, school staff and community
leaders to create family opportunities that increase
school readiness.
Following the meeting in the school library, the group
visited the students in
Rainy Dahlin’s Pre K classroom. Dahlin is the
GSRP Teacher at Washington Elementary school.
In the Pre-K classroom the youngsters sat on the floor
and listened to Sheriff Matonich read from a book titled
“Officer Buckle and Gloria”, the focus of the book was
child safety. |
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