Well folks it is that time of year again when the school district is working on the budget for 2010. EVERY tax payer needs to pay close attention especially this year.
  • With the current Superintendent leaving by February 1st, who will REALLY look at the budget line by line (Besides Joe Dicenzo): and hold the district acoountable for spending?

    Our city politics makes Norm look like a SAINT compared to what has been happening for years in the school district. We have an almost 50 million dollar budget for less than 2000 students. YIKES!!!!

    I feel sorry for all the young families out there who pay school taxes here only to send their children to private schools...OUCH!

    Shame on ALL the board members over the last 20+ years who gave friends, family and patronage jobs at TAXPAYER expense. Now the district will have to make cuts and WATCH CAREFULLY how people will be cut....it will be done by seniority,of course, but LOTS of teacher aides may suffer a job loss because of appointments that were UNNECESSARY over many of those last 20 years. No one should lose their job but GREED has cost this district a lot. Not one of those deal makers had any insight as to the hurt that would come down the road years later and...we are now on that road and it is a treacherous one!

    Pay attention too who will be running for the two board seats up end of June. There will be HEAVY political campaigning to make sure some of those relatives/friends etc. positions will NOT be touched.GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!!!

    If anyone REALLY cared about the kids we would NOT be in this position and at the bottom of the list for quality education. All some people cared about was GIVING JOBS!

    PLEASE VOTE NO TO THE SCHOOL BUDGET IN MAY 2010.