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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 it's 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 Note 10+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone <br /> Get Outlook for Android <br />