Monti J. Hallberg

"We're eager for the results of our project," said Monti Hallberg, district administrator.

Monti Hallberg, superintendent of schools in Barron, Wis., about 100 miles southeast of the Twin Ports, had been thinking for a few days about how his district could help the people of the Gulf.He feared the devastation would swallow up whatever aid the community of 5,000 people could muster.

"That's where it started.I was driving down the road and heard Brett Favre on the radio," Hallberg said.
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Hallberg connected with the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, a nonprofit that helps disabled and disadvantaged youths in Wisconsin and Mississippi, and volunteered to help.

The school district has since raised about $8,000 for relief efforts and sent two semitrailer loads of food, clothes and school supplies to the rural community, which is about 60 miles northeast of New Orleans.A third load should be delivered in January, and a 100-person team may travel down in late February and early March to help rebuild.

"The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation has touched the lives of children in Wisconsin and Mississippi, and Brett Favre has certainly touched the lives of millions of people in Wisconsin, so we thought the least we could do was touch the lives of some people in his hometown," Hallberg said.

Monti Hallberg, superintendent of schools in Barron, Wis., about 100 miles southeast of the Twin Ports, had been thinking for a few days about how his district could help the people of the Gulf.He feared the devastation would swallow up whatever aid the community of 5,000 people could muster.

"That's where it started.I was driving down the road and heard Brett Favre on the radio," Hallberg said.
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Hallberg connected with the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, a nonprofit that helps disabled and disadvantaged youths in Wisconsin and Mississippi, and volunteered to help.The school district has since raised about $8,000 for relief efforts and sent two semitrailer loads of food, clothes and school supplies to the rural community, which is about 60 miles northeast of New Orleans.

A third load should be delivered in January, and a 100-person team may travel down in late February and early March to help rebuild.

"The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation has touched the lives of children in Wisconsin and Mississippi, and Brett Favre has certainly touched the lives of millions of people in Wisconsin, so we thought the least we could do was touch the lives of some people in his hometown," Hallberg said.

Qualified candidates send letter of application, transcripts, resume and credentials to: Monti J. Hallberg, District Administrator, Barron Area School District, 100 West River Avenue, Barron, WI 54812.Phone: (715)537-5612

Contact: Monti J. Hallberg, District AdministratorTel: 715.537.5612Fax: Not stated

Barron School District superintendent Monty Hallberg said that the slow death many public schools are currently experiencing is an example of state control versus local control.

"If something doesn't change, you're going to see schools closing their doors," he said.

Barron's operating costs are rising a little more than 4% annually, he said, while annual revenue increases are about 2.5%.

"So if we don't change the number of students, we have to cut the budget by 1.5%," he said.

Hallberg said that most Wisconsin schools had declining enrollments 1 year ago.

"They're the schools that are really suffering," he said.

"This grant will help Barron County break the costly cycle of substance abuse and delinquency," says Monte Halberg, superintendent of the Barron School District.

Monti Hallberg