Demographics spell ‘change’ for public school
Friday, April 11th, 2008
“It is vital that young families move back here,” says Steve Holen, McKenzie County Public School District #1 Superintendent at Watford City. “And we see evidence that a number of families want to move back, for some already have. The attitude here is positive and proactive, which is uncommon to most rural North Dakota small town communities.”
Holen called it a Sense of Optimism.
And because of the declining and aging demographics, “Our hiring time is coming,” says Holen. (more…)