Re: School funding information

[bill london <london@moscow.com>]

I wonder if anyone else has noticed that Mike Curley is doing a
remarkable job as the volunteer (as in unpaid) chair of the school
board.  School board chairs must feel like they have targets painted on
their foreheads--everyone has a complaint, gripe, plan, or solution.
That difficult job reality has especially been true in this contentious
environment.  Mike stepped into a situation filled with distrust,
incompetence, and finger-pointing.   Anyway, I am impressed by the
leadership Mike has shown, and his continued willingness to gather
public input.
    His offer to take questions from anyone, get the answers, and then
distribute the Q/A publicly is a good one.
    Only that kind of openness and communication will win back the
support of the people of this region.
    Thanks Mike.
    BL

Mike Curley wrote:

> Vision 2020 members:
> In no way to limit what the Daily News may choose to do,
> Mr. Probasco's request reminded me of Bill London's
> excellent use of the V2020 forum for candidate questions
> in recent elections.
> If someone would like to prepare a list of questions or
> "please explain these.." to submit to the district, I will see
> that they are answered, recognizing that spring break
> begins tomorrow so it will take a while to get both the
> questions/issues gathered and then some time to answer
> them.
> If individual members of V2020 want to send me
> questions and issues, I will gather them.  If someone
> wants to put a suggested list together and then generate
> discussion with other members before submitting a final
> form, that's fine too (or any other combination).
> Certainly if the DN wants to gather, organize, or ask the
> questions, that works too.  Having more than one forum
> for communication is not a bad thing either.
>
> Mike Curley
>
> On 15 Mar 02, at 14:33, Robert Probasco wrote:
>
> Date forwarded:         Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:33:25 -0800 (PST)
> From:                   "Robert Probasco" <rcprobas@email.com>
> To:                     letters@dnews.com
> Copies to:              vision2020@moscow.com
> Date sent:              Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:33:09 -0500
> Subject:                School funding information
> Forwarded by:           vision2020@moscow.com
>
> Could the Daily News produce a coherent perspective on
> the
> Moscow school funding problems?
>
> The selected data provided in the official School
> Connections raises more questions than it answers.
>
> An overview of funding, levies, private and alternative
> school options of the past decade might allow us residents
> to evaluate the current situation, and cast a more
> informed
> vote.
>
> Robert Probasco    rcprobas@email.com
> --
>
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