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Jean: Together

Diedeman: "To plan together. And if you don't have it you just can't do it."

20. What would you say are the exemplary or non-exemplary aspects of Spring

 Hill? We may have covered some of those. Is there anything else you feel

 like you would like to add to that question?

Diedeman" I think everything we have got is exemplary."

Jean: I think that is wonderful.

Diedeman: It is going to be getting more that way, I hope more that way.

 As I say our physical education program for the first time this year

 and we have a gymnasium and enough equipment to do a real sure enough

 honest to goodness gymnastics program. The kids ate it up because they

 have never had an opportunity to do anything like this. And again getting

 back to the physical part of the thing kids this age are all left feet

 and thumbs anyway and they really need that kind of (unclear) to

 develop some poise and balance and coordination and all those other things that

 go on. Band, the music program, we have a beautiful facility over there

 now. This year we have had more kids interested and in music than we have

 ever had, probably more that in the last five years put together. But it

 has been great. Adn academically our kids do well on the standardized

 testing. Uh we didn't have any building stanine lower than a six, now

 that is building stanine. Eighth grade, seventh, uh eighth grade reading

 and math building stanines were seven's. Must have done something right."

Jean: Somewhere, huh?

Di edeman: "Right."

21. How would you explain why the middle school movement in Alachua County has

 taken the course it has over the years?

Diedeman: "Uh I think there is just really, after I don't know, I don't think

 everybody that works with kids in this age range has been really committed

 to the middle school movement. And I think a lot of the parents, especially in