Letter to the editor: What’s vital at schools?
September 9, 2010 at 4:29 am in Lake County News-Chronicle
After the major concern exhibited by the school board regarding the district’s “dire” financial situation earlier this year, and its supposed impact on the quality of education for our district’s children, I was taken aback when I saw what the four-day week savings were being spent on. Continue Reading
It was known from the start that the district needed bussses and informed those who attend the 4-day school week meetings that they intended to purchase them because a few are old and are in the shop for repair. Having a safe bus for children to ride to and from school, class trips and sporting events should be a priority, but not according to Mr. Broin. He believes the district should “stretch the older busses another year”. Way to think of the children, Mr. Broin!
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When you don’t have money to â€educateâ€, and clearly the district has its challenges based upon the state reporting, why not focus your priorities on meeting truly educational shortcomings in a prudent and carefully planned way? The district said they would need money for 10 years, why not build its reserves now however it can? And what other “educational” options are there for the $300,000 potentially coming from the feds via the state besides the continuation of â€Mercedes Benz†benefit programs paid for by folks with Chevrolet incomes?
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When you don’t have money to â€educateâ€, and clearly the district has its challenges based upon the state reporting, why not focus your priorities on meeting truly educational shortcomings in a prudent and carefully planned way? The district said they would need money for 10 years, why not build its reserves now however it can? And what other options are there for the $300,000 coming from the feds via the state besides the continuation of â€Mercedes Benz†benefit programs paid for by folks with Chevrolet incomes?
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Sorry “land of the lost”. The board said they would like to replace some aging busses, not that they had to do so, and that a few had some problems. Based upon the board’s description of the problems, all seemed to be repairable until the district’s busses reached a mandated bus retirement age. Better to have conserved as much money as possible, given the economy and the claimed financial state of the district. I agree with Mr. Broin’s letter. This board just doesn’t seem to get it financially.
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