Is it really necessary for the district to hire someone to create a logo? Did the district spend money on this? Is it really necessary to incur the cost of decorating the district board room? I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but wouldn't the expenditure be best applied to lowering the "book rental fees" that parents are paying for books, which incidentally the children don't actually have? Where is the common sense? I suppose it's easy to spend money that isn't actually your own. Perhaps, if the district and the administrators protected the available resources and used them more efficiently, the tax mill levy could be reduced rather than increased, as has recently occurred.
Dear Coaliesquirrel, I agree that educational costs are to be borne by the populace. I believe that the nearly $2000 that the school district receives from me annually should satisfy my family's requirement. I was approached by the paper. I didn't go searching for an interview. The interesting thing about our wonderful nation is that we have the right to question what our government, or in this case the school district, does. I disagree with you when you say that I am "whining." I choose to not behave as a lemming, blindly following or agreeing to everything that is mandated. Your questioning of my parental responsibilities could possibly be tolerated if you had posted your name, including credentials in child care, child development, child enrichment, etc.. Hiding behind the internet's veil of anonymity stinks of cowardice. I invite you to come and play on my children's playset. Please bring your children too. My children, I assure you, will be gracious hostesses and share what they have. Perhaps, we can sit and share a cold one as we discuss alternatives to enrollment fees. Maybe we can work together to coordinate a grassroots effort to encourage our state legislators to increase funding to our school district. The possibilities for cooperation are endless. Sincerely, Jason Conner
New district logo to give schools unified identity
Is it really necessary for the district to hire someone to create a logo? Did the district spend money on this? Is it really necessary to incur the cost of decorating the district board room? I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but wouldn't the expenditure be best applied to lowering the "book rental fees" that parents are paying for books, which incidentally the children don't actually have? Where is the common sense? I suppose it's easy to spend money that isn't actually your own. Perhaps, if the district and the administrators protected the available resources and used them more efficiently, the tax mill levy could be reduced rather than increased, as has recently occurred.
August 24, 2008 at 9:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fees cause frustration with district parents
Dear Coaliesquirrel, I agree that educational costs are to be borne by the populace. I believe that the nearly $2000 that the school district receives from me annually should satisfy my family's requirement. I was approached by the paper. I didn't go searching for an interview. The interesting thing about our wonderful nation is that we have the right to question what our government, or in this case the school district, does. I disagree with you when you say that I am "whining." I choose to not behave as a lemming, blindly following or agreeing to everything that is mandated.
Your questioning of my parental responsibilities could possibly be tolerated if you had posted your name, including credentials in child care, child development, child enrichment, etc.. Hiding behind the internet's veil of anonymity stinks of cowardice.
I invite you to come and play on my children's playset. Please bring your children too. My children, I assure you, will be gracious hostesses and share what they have. Perhaps, we can sit and share a cold one as we discuss alternatives to enrollment fees. Maybe we can work together to coordinate a grassroots effort to encourage our state legislators to increase funding to our school district. The possibilities for cooperation are endless.
Sincerely, Jason Conner
August 16, 2008 at 2:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )