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Latest Discussions

RE: BUDGET CONCERNS

By: Patty Mazur , 20 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Good afternoon from Toledo. Our district is facing a $68 million deficit. The causes range from enrollment fluctuations to cuts from the State of Ohio and the Feds, and from additional dollars being given to charter schools and vouchers instead of being ...
Messaging on Cesar Chavez

By: Joseph Ortiz , 21 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Is anyone doing any messaging on the Cesar Chavez situation? We already had our major state-wide newspaper reach out to us for comment because we give our employees a paid day off for Cesar Chavez Day, which is coming up in a couple of weeks. We have ...
RE: BUDGET CONCERNS

By: Kristi Mussman , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

In Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (MN), we have communicated budget updates via a Superintendent column, and created School Finance 101 web pages . We also held "Town Hall" style meetings to share our financial realities and gather input for strengthening ...
RE: School District Events for Senior Citizens

By: Christine Gordillo , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

We hold an annual Senior Citizens Holiday Breakfast in early December. We rotate to a different school building each year and ask the principal to talk about some of the exciting things happening in their school whether it's a club or a gradewide project. ...