More cuts are upon us ! On this past Tuesday, the BOS voted to
maintain the tax rate .This should have put another 582K worth of cuts
to our schools but the county was asked to split the cuts so we are
now facing yet another 317K in cuts.
Several things have been pointed out about these cuts . The BOS has
asked the SB to have these cuts reflect the desires of the parents. Mr
Miller pointed out on Tuesday the 7th that he represented 99% of the
constituents in this budget that eliminates 22 positions.
Dr U has stated to the Times-Dispatch that this will mean further lay-
offs . And postings in the comment section of the Gazette tell us that
bus drivers have already been told that they are on the chopping block
as well.
317K would mean possibly another 5 teachers . Dual bus runs. End to
Center . No telling what other cuts will be thrown at us on Tuesday
night . It is very important that parents , teachers and citizens of
Goochland come out and express how we feel this money should come out
of the budget .
If Mr Miller feels that he is representing 99% he is wrong . He needs
to understand that the parents of GEPA have been representing other
people not just the faces he is most familiar with .
If you believe that this budget should be readdressed and cuts should
be made to admin not teachers. Or bus drivers . If you do not want
classrooms with 26 kids in them , if you do not want your child to
catch the bus at 6 am , if you do not want to lose your job, if you do
not want your collegues to be fired ,if you do not want your property
values to decrease because our quality of education has decreased
THEN
there is a School Board meeting on Tuesday April 14th at 7 PM at GHS .
Come out; speak up ; be heard .
The members of GEPA have shown this county twice that cuts do not have
to come from our core of our schools. Now we need everyone else to
tell the School Board that we are not going away and we want cuts to
come from waste.
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I think it is Tuesday the 13th.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Sorry for the miss.
ReplyDeleteWhat is meant by, "End to Center?"
ReplyDeleteBy "end of center", we're referring to the Gifted Center. In meeting with Meng prior to the SB meeting, he immediately threw out that with the additional cuts, we'd have no gifted center and dual bus runs. This was one man's opinion, but it has been repeatedly brought up because the SB is under the impression that is really all we care about. (one woman's opinion).
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