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From: Jackie Barthel <br />To: Brian Hagen <br />Subject: PACT Charter School Expansion <br />Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 8:49:23 PM <br />Hello, <br />I am writing to you today as a Ramsey resident and PACT Charter parent. I have 3 boys, one <br />graduated from PACT in 2020, one a junior at Anoka High School and one a 7th grader with <br />Autism at PACT. <br />Of course I support the expansion as a PACT parent, this School has changed the lives of my <br />children. After fighting for help for Yeats for my oldest at AH I was told, we just don't have <br />the resources to help him (he didn't need enough help). My youngest has been there since <br />kindergarten and the school has been unbelievable. <br />Now, more importantly you want to hear what I have to say as a Ramsey resident. We live off <br />Armstrong just down the way from the proposed school. I understand the objections on the <br />table are traffic and the need for a "public" high school. My children waited to get in to PACT, <br />one of the things we hear the most from our Anoka and Ramsey friends is ifs so hard to get <br />into PACT. They wish their kids could go but can't get in. These are our sports friends, our <br />church friends....residents of Anoka and Ramsey - waiting to get into their LOCAL Charter <br />School. Wanting something different than the Anoka Hennipen School district. Many settling <br />on attending Spectrum in Elk River, because their LOCAL Charter School has a waiting list a <br />mile long. <br />Now, with children at both an AH high school and PACT Charter - I can say my favorite thing <br />about PACT is the character based learning. Intentional focus on being good humans! That is <br />not to say some teachers within other districts do not teach good values, but it is intentional at <br />PACT. What a great thing to be instilling good character qualities into our Ramsey children. <br />This expansion will not only keep people in Ramsey, it will bring people to Ramsey and instill <br />good character qualities into our Ramsey children! <br />Kindest Regards <br />Jackie Barthel <br />Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Notel0+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone <br />Get Outlook for Android <br />