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Editorial: Flight focus
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Editorial board members:
• Al Cashion
— Community representative
• Bryce Jacobson
— Newspaper representative
• Bridget Manley
— Newspaper representative
• Chris Nichols
— Community representative
• Jeff Pleasant
— Community representative
• Joshua Roberts
— Newspaper representative
Our View
Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden is an untapped asset that Craig and Moffat County could better capitalize on. Local business owners and organizations would be wise to develop plans integrating the airport and its operations into marketing strategies.
About 20 miles east of Craig an opportunity is waiting to be fully developed.
Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden brings visitors from just about everywhere to the Yampa Valley.
And, if these travelers' interests are piqued enough, hopefully their stop in the area includes visiting Craig and Moffat County.
But herein lies the problem.
A lack of promotion at the airport means new arrivals know little about what lies west of Routt County.
Yes, there are a few signs and brochures at the airport hinting at what they could find beyond Hayden town limits, but it's not enough to draw the crowd it could and should.
The editorial board suspects this lack of vision may be attributed to the invisible wall between the two counties. According to this logic, if it's in Routt County, it belongs to Steamboat Springs.
This thinking prevents Moffat County from capitalizing on the largely untapped asset that is the airport in Hayden and the visitors it regularly shuttles in and out.
Putting out more brochures and signs promoting the rich outdoor recreational opportunities in Moffat County is a good start to correcting the problem.
So is working with Alpine Taxi to give out coupons for Craig restaurants and attractions to visitors bound for Steamboat.
A shuttle from the airport could bring new arrivals to major Craig events like Whittle the Wood and Wyman Museum's Winter Festival.
Ultimately, though, the solution must include a broader vision for luring airport traffic to Moffat County. A master plan is in order, and everyone — namely local businesses and agencies — must be on board with it.
The Editorial Board contends more Craig business owners would be willing to advertise at YVRA if they realized how rich a resource it is. The same goes for agencies like the Craig Chamber of Commerce and the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership.
Craig and Moffat County have two choices.
Option one: Continue to allow tourists to shuttle east on Highway 40 with little idea of, or little interest in, what they're missing in Moffat County.
Option two: Recognize YVRA as a major transportation hub and take advantage of it.
It should be obvious which choice is wiser.
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Cole White 2 years, 11 months ago
With all due respect editorial board, advertising at the airport and expecting a return on your investment is about as useless as advertising in the news paper. People flying into YVRA just drog a cool G on the plane ticket and are going to be spending another 200 a night for a hotel in stemaboat. Not many are going to say "ya know, I hear their is this really cool town that is 45 miles aways from steamboat, lets blow off a day of skiing and our $150 dollar lift tickets and walk around Craig." Spending money advertising at YVRA is a bad idea on many levels.
George Robertson 2 years, 11 months ago
Imagine that, they DID find something else to gripe about, and now Alpine Taxi, Local businesses and agencies, Craig business owners, Craig Chamber of Commerce, and the Economic Development Partnership have all been given new assignments/responsibilities. I suppose the Editorial Board is going to come up with the funds for the shuttle from the airport to Whittle the Wood and Wymans Winter Festival.
David Moore 2 years, 11 months ago
Highway 1340, you took the words right out of my mouth. Steamboat has it all and those wanting to blow 10 grand on a ski week are not going to drive 45 miles to be bored to death for an afternoon. Air traffic significantly decreases in the summer, can't see someone catching a flight for a grand to come to Whittle Da Wood, sorry. Geez, even I go to Steamboat frequently to get away from here, I work there, I like to eat at a different restaurant, and I can buy items not even imagined here. Just last night I needed to find non-cotton thermal underwear and non-cotton socks for my kid, you think I was able to find it anywhere here? There is no "invisible wall", its called progress and money, neither of which Craig possesses.
native_craig_guy 2 years, 11 months ago
Maybe we should focus on the "non-tourism" aspects of our local economy. It is ridiculous that we are still focusing on tourism to our area. We need to be focusing on business growth and development, NOT tourism. We constantly create a boom and bust economy because we focus on Industries like oil and gas and tourism. People are not going to travel to NWCO for a vacation unless they are headed to Steamboat. I do not know why we cant focus on something productive rather than beating our heads against the same pole trying to figure out why we can't seem to obtain any semblance of economic stability.
Nadja Rider 2 years, 11 months ago
I have to agree with the above comments, Craig is not a tourist destination and after 30+ years of living here, does not appear to be heading in that direction. We offer a few unique and wonderful attractions, like hunting, rafting (in western Moffat county), dude ranches, etc., but we do not offer activities, shopping or restaurants that appeal to the broad masses.
I travel often and I can tell you that the signs, brochures and other info in airports does not lure me to do anything else. My focus is always on getting to where I want to be. If I am lured to try something unplanned it does not come from airport signs, it will most likely come from local referrals - and even that isn't always reliable, especially if someone is making a buck to promote that referral.
If this community truly wants to promote themselves to tourists, I suggest using some of the online tools and websites to educate people as to what we have to offer. I plan all my trips from info I gather online from sites like Trip Advisor, as well as specific local sites in the areas I wish to travel to. Look at the resources that Steamboat has online, Craig & Moffat County don't even come close to offering the type and quality of info. Local organizations that should be concerned about their online image, haven't been and have always gone for the cheapest solution. They aren't kept up-to-date - and it shows.
I also agree with the statement above that we should first focus on non-tourism aspects of our local economy.
craignative 2 years, 11 months ago
I believe all the editorial board is trying to do is promote our community. A lot of the talk here on the comment board is making Criag better. I believe that's what they are trying to do.
We need to advertise what we have versus what other communities have. We are not Steamboat. We don't have ski mountains and never will.
I agree Craig needs more "things" to make Craig more appealing. But, why not look at what we do have to offer. The Northwest part of Colorado come Sept thru Nov has a major boost to our economy from hunting. By promoting the things we have may produce the right thought process to take our community to the next level, whatever that level is.
Cole White 2 years, 10 months ago
The only advertisement that would be any good is a simple billboard at the intersection of highway 40 and Routt Rd. 51 leading to the airport that has an arrow on it pointing west and a picture of Benjamin Frankling that says:
"Craig....Drive 18 miles and save a founding father (Avg. Craig hotel = $85 - Avg. Steamboat hotel = $185)"
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Chemical process in liquid and solid phases : properties, performance and applications
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- 1. Thermodynamics as a basic of inanimate and animate nature / G.P. Gladyshev and M.D. Goldfein
- 2. Nanotherapeutics : a novel approach of target based drug delivery / Anamika Singh and Rajeev Singh
- 3. Phosphorus-containing polypeptides / Victor Kablov, Dmitry Kondrutsky, Maria Sudnitsina, Lidiya Zimina, and Marina Artsis
- 4. Free radical initiation in polymers under the action of nitrogen oxides / E. Ya. Davydov, I.S. Gaponova, T.V. Pokholok, G.B. Pariyskii, L.A. Zimina, M.I. Artsis, and G.E. Zaikov
- 5. The structure and properties of blends of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with an ethylene-propylene copolymer / A.A. Ol'khov, Yu. V. Tertyshnaya, L.S. Shibryaeva, A.L. Iordanskii, and G.E. Zaikov
- 6. Analysis methods of some nanocomposites structure / Kozlov Georgii Vladimirovich, Yanovskii Yurii Grigor'evich, Zaikov Gennady Efremovich, Eli M. Pearce, and Stefan Kubica
- 7. Synthesis, properties and applications ozone and its compounds / S.K. Rakovsky, S. Kubica, and G.E. Zaikov
- 8. Functional models of Fe(Ni) dioxygenases : supramolecular nanostructures based on catalytic active nickel and iron heteroligand complexes / Ludmila I. Matienko, Vladimir I. Binyukov, Larisa A. Mosolova, Elena M. Mil, and Gennady E. Zaikov
- 9. Association between calcium chloride and caffeine as seen by transport techniques and theoretical calculations / Marisa C.F. Barros, Abilio J.F.N. Sobral, Luis M.P. Verissimo, Victor M.M. Lobo, Artur J.M. Valente, Miguel A. Esteso, and Ana C.F. Ribeiro
- 10. Synthesis of biologically awake antioxidants in reactions of esterification 2-(n-acetylamid)-3-(3', 5'-di-tert.butyl-4'- hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid / G.E. Zaikov, A.A. Volodkin, L.N. Kurkovskaja, N.M. Evteeva, S.M. Lomakin, L.J. Gendel, and E.J. Parshina
- 11. Attempting to consider mechanism of originating of damages of chromosome in the different phases of mitotic cycle / Larissa I. Weisfeld
- 12. Biology of development of phytopathogenic fungi of fusarium link and resistance of cereals to it in climatic conditions of Tyumen Region / N.A. Bome, A. Ja. Bome, and N.N. Kolokolova
- 13. Realization of potential possibilities of a genotype at level of phenotype / N.A. Bome, S.A. Bekuzarova, L.I. Weisfeld, and I.A. Cherkashina
- 14. Commentary : cooperation of high schools and scientific institutions on the way of education of scientific shots to modern conditions / N.I. Kozlowa, A.E. Rybalko, K.P. Skipina, and L.G. Kharuta
- 15. Fluid flow and control of bending instability during electrospinning / A. Pourhashemi and A.K. Haghi
- 16. Relaxation parameters of polymers / Ninel N. Komova, Gennady E. Zaikov, and Alfonso Jimenez
- 17. The morphological features of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with an ethylene-propylene copolymer blends / A.A. Ol'khov, L.S. Shibryaeva, Yu. V. Tertyshnaya, A.L. Iordanskii, and G.E. Zaikov
- 18. Perspectives of application multi-angle laser light scattering method for quality control of medicines / A.V. Karyakin, E.D. Skotselyas, and P.A. Flegontov
- 19. Interaction and structure formation of gelatin type a with thermo aggregates of bovine serum albumin / Y.A. Antonov and I.L. Zhuravleva
- 20. Wild orchids of colchis forests and save them as objects of ecoeducation, and producers of medicinal substances / E.A. Averjanova, L.G. Kharuta, A.E. Rybalko, and K.P. Skipina
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- 26. Introductions in culture in vitro rare bulbous plants of the Sochi Black Sea Coast (Scilla, Muscari, Galanthus) / A.O. Matskiv, A.A. Rybalko, and A. Rybalko
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My husband has been asking me every day for a week what I want for Christmas and I can't seem to come up with anything. Especially after Compacting for a few months, I have a hard time saying "I want..."
Even though there's nothing I need or really want, I know I'll still feel that slight let-down when all the gifts have been opened, just like I did as a kid. Not because I'm still wanting more, but because it's over. All the thought and time that went into choosing -- or making -- just the right gift has been appreciated. The surprises are gone.
This year we're planning to stretch out the breakfast making, gift opening, parade watching, lunch eating and anything else we can think of. We ordered a planning DVD from Disney, so we'll watch that and talk about our summer vacation too.
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Welcome to German 312K! German 312K is a third semester course for students who have completed GER 507 at UT Austin (with a grade C or better) or who have been advised to take it as a result of the UT German Placement Exam. This course continues where GER 507 left off. The course will help you develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills and strategies with activities both inside and outside of class. It will also guide you further into learning about the cultures of the German-speaking countries. German 312K is a three-credit course that meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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(1) Prisca Augustyn & Nikolaus Euba (2008). Stationen: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe. Thomson-Heinle. (2) Prisca Augustyn & Nikolaus Euba (2008). Workbook/Lab Manual for Stationen: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe. Thomson-Heinle. (3) Zsuzsanna Abrams (2008). Grimm Grammar. Texas Language Technology Center. http://tltc.la.utexas.edu/gg/index.html We will not use this e-learning environment in the classroom, but you may want to use it to review grammatical aspects of the German language.


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Around here years ago several counties around here pulled 15' batwings with John Deere 5400 tractors and you have more power than they do. Granted they was not in material much over three feet tall but they did okay. If your mowing tall heavy material it's nice to have at least 80 pto horsepower minimum. I use to pull a 15' years ago with a John Deere 4650 fwa and it was overkill.
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Hi everyone , just wonder what a good soil type for tomatoes would be? I live in SE Minnesota and not sure if I need to mix some other source of potting mix into the ground when planting. I for sure plan on using compost but will I need to worry much about changing PH? |
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It all depend on the condition of your existing garden soil. Tomato is not any different from other garden veggies. But having said that, adding compost should always be good as source of some nutrients and as a soil conditioner. About the pH : Again it depends on what the existing pH is. Normal compost is not going to make a drastic change. Besides, tomato can thrice in wide range of pH (5.8 to 7.3 ?), The optimum/ideal being 6.8.for 99% of home garden veggies. |
mix some other source of potting mix into the ground when planting. There is never any need to add potting mix into the garden ground. Not that adding it hurts anything as many will mix old used potting mixes from containers into their garden soil rather than throwing it away. But is isn't required for any reason. Adding other soil amendments and balancing the pH all depends on the native soil and for that you need to have a soil test done. You can always add good quality compost of course with no problems but when you get into other additives you can often make the soil worse if you don't know what you are doing. As seysonn said, tomatoes don't require anything different than most any other garden vegetables does so why not do some reading over on the Soil & Compost forum here for the best info on how to improve your soil if needed. You can also contact your local county ag extension office for info on what your native soil is like as soil type, consistency, and quality varies widely in different parts of the country. Dave |
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Thanks guys. I appreciate the help. Sounds like I don't need to make too many adjustments. Any ideas to what I can do to keep a higher yield? I don't want to lose any potential of my plants |
I don't know of any trick, secrete or special way to increase "potential" of tomato plant, other than just normal care. But since you are in USDA zone 4, I can tell that you have a relatively shorter growing season.. Say, your tomato season begins by late May/early June and ends late September. That is about 4 months(Effectively). The median of tomato DTM (from planting seedling to first ripe fruit) is about 80 days. So you have just 40 days (~6 weeks) to harvest ripe fruits. How can you increase/extend that 6 weeks to 12 weeks ?: THAT IS THE REAL POTENTIAL, I think. I am almost in similar situation and am trying to take that challenge, by more than one way. Here is my strategy: --- select varieties with shorter DTM. (55 -75 day) Other than those, I would just take normal care (watering, fertilizing, some pruning ...) |
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Plant so you don't have to prune. Leaves make energy so the plant can make tomatoes. So try to space the plants and have wide enough paths to keep pruning at a minimum. That also means planning for what you are going to do for supports and so on before the day they are actually needed. I had a ton of cherry tomatoes a few years ago from a plant that ended up sprawling without support, but it was in a raised area where people wouldn't walk on it, and it took up a lot of room (which I don't have to offer to a tomato plant at my current house). |
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Seysonn- I'm not much of a tomato guy but I'm growing tomatoes so that I can make some great salsa. Are there any tomatoes that you can think of that you can think of that will be good in salsa but also for my conditions of growing? |
For salsa you can use most any variety but your short season is your biggest handicap for growing. If you stick with short DTM varieties (aka Early varieties) then consider Grushovka, Siletz, Matina, and maybe Silvery Fir Tree or Clear Pink Early if you are growing your own from seed. If you are buying transplants then it will all depend on what varieties are available for you to buy locally. Dave |
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On my way back from Bled to Ljubljana I took a break in the quaint town Skofja Loka, which is well worth seeing for a day trip. It is located at t the Selska Sora river about 25 km northeast of Ljubljana.
The 1000 year old town was proclaimed a cultural monument in 1987. Many historic buildings and squares prove its medieval character. Among them are the castle (Loski grad), parts of the historic city walls and the market square.
Škofja Loka (Bishop's Meadow) is located 25km west of Ljubljana and is one of Slovenia's oldest current settlements. Its history dates back at least 1000 years when in 973, German Emperor Otto II presented the Bavarian Bishops of Freising with the valleys along the Poljanscica and Selscica Rivers. Škofja Loka lies at the confluence of these two rivers and the town still retains some of its medieval charm despite being burned to the ground in 1457, attacked by Turks two decades later, hit by an earthquake in 1511 and succumbing to several fires at the end of the 17th century. Most of what survives today was built in the 18th century except for the town's castle which was originally built in the 13th century and renovated in the 15th century. It commands a dominating position on a hill to the west of the town and today houses one of the best ethnographic collections in Slovenia. Other noteworthy sights include the towns small parish church of St James which dates back to the 13th century but whose main structure dates to the 16th century, a large 16th century granary, the 14th century stone Capuchin Bridge and several nice houses both in the town itself and in the nearby suburb of Puštal which features the beautiful 16th century wooden Nace House.
As Škofja Loka is only a short distance away from Slovenia's capital, it only takes approx 30mins by bus to reach and as the town is small you really only need a morning or an afternoon to visit. I visited one morning before taking the bus to Kranj which I toured round in the afternoon.
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(03-19-2013 09:03 AM)wickabee Wrote: Hobby looks the same as this. Like I said, I broke a box and, while there were more "hits" it was right in line with the garbage he pulled from this blaster.
(03-19-2013 09:08 AM)ronin Wrote: I know exactly what hobby looks like. The odds are generally far better in hobby but we all know you're not going to pull a Taylor Hall RC/Auto out of every box of a low numbered patch. As for calling it garbage, what exactly are you expecting from a box of cards?
(03-19-2013 09:30 AM)wickabee Wrote: Look, I know where you're going with this. I'm not usually a complainer about breaks. In fact, Zenith is the only break I've truly complained about at all. They say the odds are better, but I doubt it. More pack = more hits. That's the "better odds" with this product. If I buy a blaster and get what the OP did, I'm disappointed. If I drop $60 and the biggest hits are a base RC and a AU/RC both nobodies, I'm gonna be a little choked. I'm not expecting a Hall Patch Au, in fact I say the same thing to people a lot. This one product, Zenih, is a complete fail and even when on sale, is ridiculously overpriced. Always has been. What I expect is if they're going to charge what they do you should get more than 2 RCs and a bunch of nothing inserts. So yeah, now is where you ignore everything else I said and call me a whiner, right?
(03-19-2013 09:44 AM)ronin Wrote: So why would you expect me to ignore all you said and call you a whiner? Feel free to express your opinion, but if you've been in this "hobby" long enough, you know the score.
(03-19-2013 09:55 AM)wickabee Wrote: You're right. I also know when a product is poorly check listed and made. Zenith was. That's my opinion and I'm expressing it. If I didn't know the score I'd be on about the Motowns Madness box that cost me $90 and returned <$30. Or the Contenders that netted me nothing but low end traders or the terrible Rookie Anthology with the top hit of a Gomez stick/jay that I had to pawn off on some sucker (sorry, Randi). But I'm not. I'm on about one product that, frankly, they shouldn't have bothered with. When you get more return from every box of Donruss you open than from a product with this price point something is wrong. I assumed you would ignore it because so many do. Any time I even express the slightest disappointment in a break there's some jag off to call me a whiner and tell me to leave the hobby. I assumed it was your turn, my bad.
(03-19-2013 10:01 AM)ronin Wrote: I've had plenty of horrible boxes, believe me. I bought one box of this years UD and it returned about $10 of "hits." Thankfully I only paid $50 for it. Then again, I've had great luck with other products like Contenders. Out of three boxes, I pulled a Landeskog auto/patch, a Tavares auto/patch and a Booklet of Kesler/Schneider/Brown/Bernier or the recent box of Parkhurst Champions that netted me an Orr. I've been through cold streaks that were brutal and yes, there are bad products out there. I'm starting to learn the key is to wait until a product is about a year old and it goes on sale. Then at least if it's $50 a box, it's not as painful.
(03-19-2013 09:55 AM)wickabee Wrote: I assumed you would ignore it because so many do. Any time I even express the slightest disappointment in a break there's some jag off to call me a whiner and tell me to leave the hobby. I assumed it was your turn, my bad.
(03-19-2013 10:08 AM)wickabee Wrote: That's my whole point. Zenith was $110 a box when it came out. I bought my box a couple months ago for $60. After my break and every other break I've seen, this isn't even worth the $60. I take back the "my bad". After seeing you expand this to two threads, I was right the first time.
(03-19-2013 05:09 PM)ronin Wrote: And I was thinking typical whiny Canucks' fan, but then I changed my mind...then I changed it back again when you did start to whine. Don't know why you're trying to start a fight about a box of hockey cards.


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Information Session for Potential Applicants - May 8, 2012
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Updated Q & A's 5/22/12
The State Charter School Commission held an information session for potential charter school applicants on May 8, 2012, at the Cross State Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta, Maine. The following members were present: James Banks, Sr.; Richard (Dick) Barnes; Lynda Doyle; Jana Lapoint; Donald Mordecai; Shelley Reed; and William Shuttleworth.
Also present: Jennifer Pooler, Department of Education
Welcome and Introductions to State Charter School Commission members
Introduction to the RFP and application
- Submit complete applications
- Use section headers/sub-headers
- Don't delete sections if they are not applicable to you – keep the format as is
- The Commission will only respond/answer technical questions, not questions about specific responses
- Checklist of required exhibits
Financial template
- Submit complete forms and worksheets
- If a line item is not applicable, enter 0 or leave it blank
- There is an "other" line for additional line items not included
- Include all of the staff you plan to hire on the staffing template
- Letter of Intent due May 16
- Submitted Application - William Shuttleworth will verify completeness - will contact applicant for MINOR omissions - you will be contacted within 5 days and have 5 days to respond
- Review teams (4)
- Don Mordecai – chair, Richard Barnes, Jim Banks
- Jana Lapoint – chair, William Shuttleworth, Lynda Doyle
- Richard Barnes – chair, Shelley Reed, Don Mordecai
- Shelley Reed – chair, William Shuttleworth, Jana Lapoint
- All Commission members will receive complete applications for review.
- Expert consultants may be contacted for feedback.
- Review teams will make recommendations to full Commission on applications to move forward or not. Simple majority vote of the full Commission is required to move forward to public hearing and in-person interview.
- After the public hearing and in-person interview, the Commission will vote on whether to grant a charter or not; 5 affirmative votes are required to issue a charter.
- If charter school approved, the Review Team chair will negotiate a contract with the founders of the charter school, with the assistance of the AG's office and DOE staff.
- Pursuant to statute, charter schools may open, at minimum, 60 days after the contract is executed.
Q: If we get our application in by the end of May, how quickly will the Commission act on it so we can have our charter contract in time for a September 2012 opening?
A: Will be as expedient as we can; as long as we have the application by the end of May, we expect to have any contract negotiated by the beginning of July.
Q: So, if we get our application in during the month of May, we have a better chance of opening this fall?
A: Although the RFP is open until June 29 – Yes; the earlier you submit your application, the better. Pursuant to statute, charter schools may open, at minimum, 60 days after the charter contract is executed.
Q: What type of relationship can a charter school have with a charter school management organization or school reform organization?
A: Limited – you can contract with a management organization for fairly minor stuff, but not to manage the school.
Q: Can an Education Service Provider be a provider to more than one charter school?
AG's opinion: Nothing in statute prevents this.
Q: Will the Commission be publishing the scoring sheets they will be using and is it possible for the applicants to receive copies of those prior to submitting their applications?
A: The Commission wanted to be overwhelmed by the quality and beauty of the academic program of the school. Want to be convinced by the narrative in the application that the school is sustainable and will be effective. Do not have any "rubric" type of scoring sheet. Applications will be scored subjectively – the review team will comment on strengths and weaknesses of the proposal by section and sub-section.
Q: Will you be using a model contract for use with all charter schools or will you enter into individual contracts depending on the nuances of each school?
A: We will use a model contract but will individualize certain sections, as appropriate.
Q: The objective is a sponsorship relationship between Good Will Hinckley (a long standing non-profit with tremendous resources to provide to the school and has a clear educational objective in Maine) and Maine Academy of Natural Sciences. Will the Commission view this relationship as one with an educational service provider, or as a closely knit sponsoring relationship. Want to structure both organizations to have sound governance and sound financial stability. Are you open to a structure like that? Or, follow the rules and view Good Will Hinckley as an educational service provider
A: Referred to Sarah in the AG's office. Also, asked to see an organization structure of the governing board of the school.
Q: Is it appropriate to continue to inquire about technical issues as we complete our application?
A: Yes; ask today if you have any.
Q: Pertaining to the requirement of IRS letter of filed application with IRS although IRS will not accept 1023 application until we receive a charter. Can we file them simultaneously?
A: Yes; sounds reasonable.
AG's opinion: 20-A M.R.S.A. 2407(3) states that "an application . . . may be submitted by a nonprofit, [ ] organization." I would interpret that to mean at the time the applications is submitted, the entity must meet whatever criteria the Commission has determined constitutes evidence of "nonprofit."
Q: How and where should transportation for a statewide program with a boarding school component be addressed? Should this be addressed in the transportation plan?
A: Outline it in your transportation plan.
Q: Filed IRS forms as an educational foundation with a specific purpose of founding charter schools and received an IRS determination for the foundation. The foundation will be the non-profit for Baxter Academy of Technology and Science, is that okay?
A: Yes.
Q Would the Commission accept a draft of the IRS 1023 application with the charter school application?
A: Yes, that would be sufficient.
AG's opinion: 20-A M.R.S.A. 2407(3) states that "an application . . . may be submitted by a nonprofit, [ ] organization." I would interpret that to mean at the time the applications is submitted, the entity must meet whatever criteria the Commission has determined constitutes evidence of "nonprofit."
Q: Can we receive some guidelines on what is and what isn't considered an educational service provider.
A: Would rather deal with specifics and individual cases.
Q: In the Letter of Intent, do you need the proposed contract with the educational service provider itself or just a description of it?
A: A description of it is fine.
Q: Will the Letters of Intent be available and where?
A: Yes, the Letters of Intent will be available on the website on May 17.
Q: What about the timeline, scoring rubric and comments of the review team members?
A: Timeline - yes. Scoring template - yes. Comments of the review team members - will have to check on that.
Q: What will the public receive prior to the public hearing?
A: Application will be available online prior to the hearing.
Q: What is the maximum number of charters you anticipate awarding during this initial round of the RFP?
A: We have not put a limit on it, but we can only authorize 10 schools in 10 years.
Q: Where do you see us fitting the founder's children in the enrollment count in the application?
A: In the narrative.
Q: How and when will the applications be made available to the public?
A: They will be posted on the website shortly after they have been received.
Q: Is it safe to assume that the Commission will charge the full 3% for oversight and the sending school charge 1%.
A: Yes
Q: Should we assume the EPS rates for the next three years? Or use the current year and assume an escalator.
A: Build your budget based on the current EPS rates-not assuming an escalator.
DOE response: Applicants can use the state average EPS rate (elementary $ 6,342, secondary $ 6,784) in their calculations. Or applicants can use the EPS rates for the districts in their catchment area posted online at http://www.maine.gov/education/data/subsidy/FY13PreliminarySubsidy.htm . Using this method, they will be making assumptions as to how many students are coming from each district. Applicants will have to make assumptions regarding special education student enrollment when using either method and adjust for that.
Q: Students attending part time?
A: Contact Jim Rier for assistance.
Q: Issuance of extra-curricular fees? Should we include language regarding a cap or scholarships for under privileged students?
A: Must provide equal opportunities regardless of socio-economic status.
Q: Describe the relationship between virtual public charter schools and local school districts for students to participate in co-and extra-curricular activities?
A: Question forwarded to DOE for answer.
DOE response: 20-A M.R.S.A. 2415(2) states, in part:
. . . A public charter school student is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities not offered by the student's public charter school at the non-charter public school within the attendance boundaries of which the student's custodial parent or legal guardian resides or the non-charter public school from which the student withdrew for the purpose of attending a public charter school. A public charter school student is eligible for extracurricular activities at a non-charter public school subject to eligibility standards applied to full-time students of the non-charter public school. A school administrative unit or non-charter public school may not impose additional requirements on a public charter school student to participate in extracurricular activities that are not imposed on full-time students of the non-charter public school. Public charter school students shall pay the same fees as other students to participate in extracurricular or co-curricular activities. For each public charter school student who participates in an extracurricular or co-curricular activity at a non-charter public school, the public charter school must pay a reasonable share of the non-charter public school's costs for the activity, as determined through negotiations between the schools involved.
Q: Would the commission not be engaging consultants who operate schools or are affiliated with schools that are in competition with an applicant.
A: Absolutely not.
Q: Are there any formal or informal measures at the application stage to ensure a variety of students (ELL, Spec Ed)?
A: No.
Q: Our catchment area is greater Portland (Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, So. Port), but the catchment area does not demographically mirror Portland. How do we calculate an EPS rate based on that?
A: Not answered.
Q: We plan to not use the age-based grading system, but a standards-based system; can we apply the min-max to a grade span?
A: Yes.
Q: Is Infinite Campus or PowerSchool going to be required and provided to charter schools? Will it be free of charge?
A Question forwarded to DOE for answer.
DOE response: Charter schools have a choice of which student information system they will use, either Power School or Infinite Campus. It is at their cost – they can buy it directly from the vendor or from the state contracts and make payments to DOE for it.
Q: With respect to the measurable objectives, are we to be making those objectives in relationship to those in Appendix A, and should we include them as goals in the application or is that something that will be negotiated after?
A: Yes; any information you can include in the application to support your curriculum is advised.
Q: How many measures of student performance will the Commission require? What state tests will be required?
A: Charter Schools must complete all assessments that non-charter public schools do. You can use other measures (performance-based) as well.
Q: Transportation for HS students. The law is different for high school students; therefore, the transportation plan will be different for a high school. Is that correct?
A: Yes.
Q: Will it be acceptable?
A: Yes
Q: Review teams cannot speak with applicants, is it safe to assume they also cannot speak to others?
A: Yes.
Q: We plan to open starting with only a few grade levels – but plan to expand in the future – do we just need to explain that in the application?
A: Yes
This is new for all of us; please keep that in mind as you review applications. Those applying next cycle will certainly learn from those of us who are applying this cycle.
Q: Can we assume a yearly monitoring and oversight on-site review?
A: Maybe even quarterly.
Q: Is there another application cycle set up for next year?
A: There will be one application cycle for 2012-13. The RFP will be issued in Sept 2012, with applications, approval and charters issued by Feb 2013 for schools opening in the fall of 2013. The timeline will be approximately the same (months) for the 2013-14 application cycle.
Q: If a charter school chooses not to transport secondary students, are they still eligible for transportation moneys computed under the EPS formula?
A: A charter school is allowed a per pupil rate for transportation. If they do not transport the students, they would not be eligible for the funds.


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Looking for a suitable scope for an older mannlicher schoenaur rifle in cal 243. Maybe 1 to 8 power or so for general predator hunting. Am considering a #4 German post type reticle with ranging turrets from Leupold for when I settle on a load. Suggestions?
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I was looking at post recticle scopes and found this one and it might fit the bill on a euro rifle- http://kalinkaoptics.com/pv-2-10x52-pilade-zoom-weapon-rifle-scope-w-german-post-reticle.html
A number of makers offer 2-10 scopes. If that's too powerful, look at the Leupold line of 1-4.5 and 1.5-5 scopes.
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Thanks. I shall look into it.
For predators a strait 4x works great.
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If a 1.5-5x32 is suitable, you might want to check Natchez Shooters Supply to see if they have any of the Nitrex TR1 scopes left. Basically you get about a $280 scope for $120 (+shipping). Nice scope, good glass and about same as a Weaver Grand Slam. Made in Japan in same plant as the Weaver Grand Slams. Natchez sells the same power scope in the Weaver Grand Slam line for $300. I've recommended this scope to a number of folks wanting such a power scope for a 30-30 rifle and etc. Those that bought it would later post how happy they were with it.
Again, thanks for the heads up. There is also the 2.5 to 10x leupolds with the varmint reticle.
Well, they don't have a "varmit reticle", but there are a couple models of Nitrex TR1s in 3-10 power range still available at Natchez. Here is one of them. Once again, optics are very good in it.....matches or maybe even better than a comparable Leupold.http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=WE94569 &src=exrbSrch
I've never heard of Nitrex. Who makes them??
At one time ATK ( a darn large military complex company that owns CCI, Speer, Federal, Outers, has contract to run the Lake City ammunition plant for military ammo (and many other companies) owned Nitrex, Intensity and Weaver scopes (may have had rights to Redfield name too, before Leupold). As I recall, Nitrex and Intensity were marketed thru different channels than Weaver. ATK sold Weaver to Meade (telescope maker), who owned Simmons and forget other old scope brand, leaving Nitrex and Intensity ATKs main lines of rifle scopes. Evidently, ATK realized this was a mistake and reacquired Weaver from Meade about a year or so later. Once ATK had Weaver again, they discontinued Nitrex and Intensity brands. So, Nitrex line was made by Low of Japan, the same company making the Weaver Grand and SuperSlam scopes as well as Bushnell's Elite line of scopes.....forget other top brand(s) of scope they make. LOW used same optics and internals in Nitrex scopes they used in Weaver Grand and Super Slams. Light Optical Works (LOW) has been described as maybe the best scope maker in Asia. The Intensity line of scopes were basically Weaver 40/44s and are made in Philippines.....some rumor that LOW owns or has a large interest in this Philippine plant. Nitrex and Intensity lines were discontinued and remaining inventory of these brands were sold at a very good price discount, some models with rebates too. For example, I bought a Nitrex TR2 4-20x50 for about $280 (after $100 rebate) and this same scope in Weaver as a Super Slam today you might find priced between $550 to $600, list price of over a $1000. Natchez Shooters Supply evidently handled the selling of Nitrex inventory. Intensity brand inventory sold by Natchez and Sportsmans Guide. Intensity scope I bought cost me around $90 and as a Weaver 40/44 it sells for around $190 or more. Ooops, forgot Natchez very recently reduced this Weaver 40/44 to $140. If I needed another scope in this power range, I'd not hesitate to order one of these. By the way, Weaver handles the life time warranty on the discontinued Nitrex and Intensity lines.