Re: A meeting on diversity in svs-model schools

Alan Klein (AlanKlein@gnn.com)
Sat, 07 Sep 1996 21:45:43

>The Circle School operates a Tuition Work-Off Program (TWOP; we pronounce
> it
>"TEE wop", rhymes with beebop). Families contract with the school for a
>certain number of hours of work to be completed during the school year.

Jim,

Great idea! The Highland School, located in an extremely depressed, rural
area of West Virginia, has been doing the same thing since its founding 15
years ago. We never had such a great name for it, though! We always have
called it "Tuition Work Credits" (Twerks, rhymes with jerks?!)

Alan Klein ... AlanKlein@gnn.com
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