New GRPS superintendent visits Sibley, promotes new $10 million school
New Grand Rapids Superintendent Bernard Taylor burned plenty of shoe leather in a door-to-door campaign to promote the new $10.3 million Sibley Elementary school. The effort gave Taylor a chance to introduce himself to the community and promote the importance of high attendance on the first day of school.
According to excerpts from the story:
Walking through neighborhoods near
During their rounds to promote the schools, Taylor and Sibley Elementary Principal MaryAnn Prisichenko introduced themselves to residents and invited parents to enroll their children in the new $10.3 million Sibley school, which opens this fall. They also dodged a few dogs.
For residents, having a superintendent take to the streets has been interesting.
“I think it will get more kids in the school,” said Selena Mays, 13, an eighth-grader at
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