What Next?

Please see our website for our official statement on the levy result.

Folks have been asking us all day what happens now?

First off let's just say we're relieved that the levy result was decisive.  Throughout the campaign we were hopeful that a strong message would be sent and I think we accomplished that.

So what now?  Well, the next thing on the agenda is for the community to continue to make its voice heard.  This Saturday (May 7) from 9:00am-10:30am, the board of education will be holding a "coffee with the board" which is an opportunity for discussion with members of the board.

It's very important that people come to these meetings.  They are more-or-less open forum, and it's a good way to make your points and then listen to what other members of the community are saying.  Remember, we are a community, and it's important that we learn as much about how the school system functions, and perhaps more importantly, how people think it functions, if we're going to succeed.

So, clear your morning schedule on Saturday, and be a part of the dialog to set the "agenda" going forward.

Secondly, the district treasurer will be presenting an updated 5 year forecast to the board sometime in the very near future.  We believe that it's past time that this forecast was examined in considerably more detail than it currently is and that we don't just accept the assumptions that create the forecast.  We need to understand those assumptions much better than we do, and we need to challenge the assumptions we believe are wrong.

And thirdly (and lastly for now), just as with the 'Coffee with the Board' it is important that more members of the community attend the board meetings that are held twice a month.  We can't expect the board to make the necessary changes if we show up to vote and then disappear back into the woodwork until the next time.  People in the community need to stand up as leaders and start asking the necessary questions and start examining potential solutions.  The board meetings are the way to do this.

We'll have more as we move forward.  Stay tuned!