From Diana Vance
Monroe
To the editor:
In the past four years, with the governor's cuts in state aid for schools, the Monroe School District has lost $1 million in state aid. In the governor's 2015-16 budget, he also proposes to eliminate per pupil aid. In the past the legislature gave $150 in aid per pupil which totaled $375,900 per-pupil aid to our school district. So the $375,900 will go away.
The school district is going backwards in total funding for our students. Our children need and deserve the best education they can get to be good workers, good people and good citizens. In 2011-12 our schools had $10,318 per pupil revenue limit to educate our children. In the governor's 2015-16 proposed budget our school district will have a bottom line of $9,950 of revenue limit or $368 less per child to educate our children. That would cause a reduction totaling $920,000 in revenue for our school district.
Also proposed in the governor's 2015-16 budget is a freeze on revenue limits for the next two years. With costs continuing to rise, how can we expect to freeze the revenue limit for two more years when it already has been reduced? As a result the school district may be operating with a $2 million deficit next spring if the governor's budget is approved by the legislature.
If the governor's budget is approved the school district is a breath away from holding a $2 million referendum next spring. It's the only solution for continuing to give our students a well-rounded education.
The impact from the loss of state aids the past four years is disheartening at best. Take-home pay for teachers is less now than five years ago and teachers now have to pay one-half of their retirement cost.
If a referendum is held next spring and fails, the impact would be alarming. The number of teachers may be cut, core subjects like math and science may face uncertainties, class sizes would be bigger and whole programs may be eliminated.
Wake up, Monroe. Contact your legislators. Lobby against the governor's proposed budget containing state aid reduction for our schools. Pile parents in buses and protest at the state capitol for your children. Put democracy into action. Your state senator is Howard Marklein and your state representative is Todd Novak. Initiate a writing campaign to them.
Monroe
To the editor:
In the past four years, with the governor's cuts in state aid for schools, the Monroe School District has lost $1 million in state aid. In the governor's 2015-16 budget, he also proposes to eliminate per pupil aid. In the past the legislature gave $150 in aid per pupil which totaled $375,900 per-pupil aid to our school district. So the $375,900 will go away.
The school district is going backwards in total funding for our students. Our children need and deserve the best education they can get to be good workers, good people and good citizens. In 2011-12 our schools had $10,318 per pupil revenue limit to educate our children. In the governor's 2015-16 proposed budget our school district will have a bottom line of $9,950 of revenue limit or $368 less per child to educate our children. That would cause a reduction totaling $920,000 in revenue for our school district.
Also proposed in the governor's 2015-16 budget is a freeze on revenue limits for the next two years. With costs continuing to rise, how can we expect to freeze the revenue limit for two more years when it already has been reduced? As a result the school district may be operating with a $2 million deficit next spring if the governor's budget is approved by the legislature.
If the governor's budget is approved the school district is a breath away from holding a $2 million referendum next spring. It's the only solution for continuing to give our students a well-rounded education.
The impact from the loss of state aids the past four years is disheartening at best. Take-home pay for teachers is less now than five years ago and teachers now have to pay one-half of their retirement cost.
If a referendum is held next spring and fails, the impact would be alarming. The number of teachers may be cut, core subjects like math and science may face uncertainties, class sizes would be bigger and whole programs may be eliminated.
Wake up, Monroe. Contact your legislators. Lobby against the governor's proposed budget containing state aid reduction for our schools. Pile parents in buses and protest at the state capitol for your children. Put democracy into action. Your state senator is Howard Marklein and your state representative is Todd Novak. Initiate a writing campaign to them.
