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Roosevelt students, staff and partners highlighted at RPS 205 board meeting
Summary
Roosevelt Community Education Center leaders and students described alternative education programs that served hundreds this year, highlighted GED and credential gains, and asked community members to support in-kind donations to Teddy’s Closet.
Principal John Schmemellzer presented an overview of Roosevelt Community Education Center, telling the Rockford Public Schools Board that the program serves a mix of high‑school and adult learners and focuses on individualized instruction, project‑based learning and connections to college and careers. "We pull from all four high schools in the district and it really is representative of what the Rockford community looks like," Schmemellzer said.
Schmemellzer said Roosevelt currently has approximately 509 high‑school students enrolled and has served 663 students so far this year on the high‑school side, with 81 current adult GED students and 15 infants and toddlers in the program's daycare. He said literacy and attendance are…
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