Submitted By: carl@alittlecolor.com – Click to email about this post
Hello BBQ Peruser,
I’m writing to urge you to vote YES for the 5-year Neahkahnie School District Levy on your ballot. Timber revenues allotted to the district are far below what was forecast, and the need is critical. In exchange for the cost of a nice cup of coffee per month ($5.50 for the average property owner– you do tip, right?) you will be helping to: “prevent reductions to teaching and staff positions; maintain current average class sizes; maintain extracurricular and athletics programs; support Career and Technical Education and Dual Credit/Expanded Options courses; and avoid the loss of instructional time through potential furlough days.” (from the District site, nknsd.org/levy/) My understanding is that the funding support would be equal to more than 20 teaching positions in our very small district. I don’t want to imagine the hit our kids and teachers would take without this critical funding. I feel that the average property owner offering the equivalent of a nice cup of coffee to our teachers and district staff once a month is a very good investment, maintaining the quality of a district that factors meaningfully into property values, and Mightily toward the common good. Thanks! Carl Whiting, Wheeler Resident
I’m writing to urge you to vote YES for the 5-year Neahkahnie School District Levy on your ballot. Timber revenues allotted to the district are far below what was forecast, and the need is critical. In exchange for the cost of a nice cup of coffee per month ($5.50 for the average property owner– you do tip, right?) you will be helping to: “prevent reductions to teaching and staff positions; maintain current average class sizes; maintain extracurricular and athletics programs; support Career and Technical Education and Dual Credit/Expanded Options courses; and avoid the loss of instructional time through potential furlough days.” (from the District site, nknsd.org/levy/) My understanding is that the funding support would be equal to more than 20 teaching positions in our very small district. I don’t want to imagine the hit our kids and teachers would take without this critical funding. I feel that the average property owner offering the equivalent of a nice cup of coffee to our teachers and district staff once a month is a very good investment, maintaining the quality of a district that factors meaningfully into property values, and Mightily toward the common good. Thanks! Carl Whiting, Wheeler Resident
