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Working for a Better Norfolk. Together. Neighborhoods & Schools. Ground Rules Use the cards provided to pose your questions or request to comment. Please stay on topic - Neighborhoods & Schools. Show mutual respect for differing opinions.
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Ground Rules • Use the cards provided to pose your questions or request to comment. • Please stay on topic - Neighborhoods & Schools. • Show mutual respect for differing opinions. • Civility Rules . (No boos/ cheers/ non-verbal put –downs/ tomato throwing, etc.) • Limit comments to three minutes. • What about ‘Other’ questions not on topic? Neighborhoods & Schools
Median HH Income Norfolk has the lowest median household income in South Hampton Roads. Neighborhoods & Schools
Ward 5 Median HH Income Ward 5 exceeds the city and reflects the national statistic. Neighborhoods & Schools
pilotonline.com “Half the workplace lives outside the city. One of my concerns is how we connect Norfolk residents with those jobs.” - Paul Fraim Neighborhoods & Schools
pilotonline.com If half the workplace lives outside the city… Neighborhoods & Schools
American Association of School Administrators “[Education] is the best investment we can make – one that pays off in countless dividends, for us, for our children, and for our society . . . If we hope to maintain or improve the quality of life in our communities, attract new industries, and continue to prosper as a nation, top-notch schools are essential.” Neighborhoods & Schools
USA Today “…in city after city in the United States, a house in a high-quality school district is likely to be worth at least 10 percent more than a similar house, even one right across the street, whose residents must attend school in a lower-rated district (i.e., one rated lower on standardized test scores).” Neighborhoods & Schools
Move, Inc. “Because proximity to a quality school is such a high priority for some families as they search for their next home, buyers and sellers in cities with top ranked schools or school districts can often expect to see higher median list prices as compared to the statewide median list price, sometimes as much as 10 to 28 percent higher.” Neighborhoods & Schools
More Than Money… Neighborhoods & Schools
Things Money Can’t Buy… Neighborhoods & Schools
Ward 5 Neighbors Say… Neighborhoods & Schools
Our Guests Tonight … Marcus D. Jones Norfolk City Manager Dr. Richard Bentley, Jr. Superintendent of Schools Neighborhoods & Schools