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The single most pressing issue facing our (board, district, etc.) is , and this is what I intend to do about it.
School boards will be facing challenging decisions in the next couple of years as the true economic impact of the pandemic has not yet been realized, and together with continual challenges with the state pension system, school boards will continue to be pressed to do more with less. Additionally, we will have to find ways to assist our staff with filling the learning gap left behind by COVID. National research suggests that the average elementary and middle school student will have lost more than a full year of learning, and the true impact will not be realized until after next year.
Tom Burns (second from left)
Photo: Supplied, Tom Burns
Inspired by action movies, 19 year old Burns took up taekwondo when he was a young boy with the dream of becoming a Ninja.
Receiving his taekwondo black belt at the tender age of 10, it s fair to say he has been honing his craft for some time now.
Last year the Christchurch native sealed his Olympic qualification by winning gold in the men s under 68 kg division at the Oceania Olympic Qualifying tournament in Queensland.
After finishing secondary school, he moved to South Korea to further pursue taekwondo at Nazarene University in Cheonan, which is considered one of the top taekwondo institutes in the world.
Kendi Ntwiga studied Computer Science and International Business Management (Photo: Kendi Ntwiga/LinkedIn)
Kendi Ntwiga is an exemplar of the phrase, “Still waters run deep.” She describes herself as “naturally an introvert”, so much so that when she began her career, she really kept to herself and did not really ask questions.
“I did not know how to seek for assistance or for help and reach out. I overcame that by realizing that I had to research and put myself out more. I had to learn to raise my hand, ask questions and share what I was struggling with and I found that people were more than willing to assist,” she says.
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Idaho Black History: Dr. Mamie Oliver
Oliver is an ordained minister, educator, psychotherapist and author, and was the first Black professor at Boise State. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 7:28 AM PST February 24, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Idaho s Dr. Mamie Oliver has played an important role in documenting the history of Black people across the state.
She s an ordained minister, educator, psychotherapist and author, and was the first Black professor at Boise State. Oliver taught social work, sociology, and education on the campus for 16 years.
After Boise State, Oliver taught at Boston University, Rhode Island College, and Northwest Nazarene University.
After teaching, she went on to document history, inspire stories, and support the legacy of black culture in Idaho. She has also worked as a therapist and is now a pastor at Mountain View Community Fellowship in Boise.