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line schools:' or underperforming
schools typically in peripheral
towns, near the Gaza Strip or the
border with Lebanon. Some have
been hit by rockets; most have
been hit by Israel's stubbornly high
unemployment rate. None of the
schools had any previous interac-
tion with ORT.
A positive early sign was the visit
Misgav Mayor Erez Kreisler made
to World ORT headquarters in
London in July. Misgav High School
is part of the Science Journey pro-
gram, and Kreisler's visit focused
on expanding the Galilee city's con-
nections to World ORT.
"We want Misgav to be a model:
Kreisler said. "To create an island of
excellence in Misgav would influ-
ence the whole Galilee." He and ORT
officials also talked about establish-
ing in Misgav a national center for
educational excellence in science.
"We've worked hard to not over-
lap," Roffe said. "We don't want
to be in a competition with ORT
Israel. They have a good program
and good schools. We took a dif-
ferent view of how we're providing
educational services. We're not tak-
ing over the schools. We're going in
and providing ORT's expertise to
these schools:'