Hopefully, as a USD 259 parent, you are already aware of the budget crisis our district faces during the next school year.

In case you haven’t heard, cuts in state funding for public schools have caused USD 259 to face $25 million in budget reductions for the 2010-2011 school year. While the BOE was tasked with a similar situation for the 2009-2010 school year, they did their best to make cuts with as little impact to classroom and staff positions as possible. Unfortunately, this time, it’s going to really hurt…everyone.

So what can we do?

• Come to a Site Council meeting. There will be a special called meeting on Thursday, March 4 at 6:00pm in the library. Childcare will be available in the gym.
• Communicate directly with your personal state representative and state senator – https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org
• Frequent communication throughout the legislative session (January to early May) will be essential to help keep school funding concerns in front of lawmakers
• Stay informed! Join an advocacy group like http://www.fundourpublicschools.com