Recently, we have seen a disappointing amount of outrage from multiple directions. You are entitled to your opinions, you are entitled to make yourself heard. You are not entitled to attack school board members who do not make the decisions you want. “No one got elected to the board of education because they wanted to manage a pandemic. Board members are doing their best to balance safety and learning. Every decision made will seem like the wrong decision for someone. Board members will continue to do their best to make good decisions in a bad environment, and they...
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SBOE Dist 2 Forum Link
UPDATE: Benjamin Hodge did not participate. We do not think he would be a good representative for District 2. You can watch the video of Melanie Haas participating in this forum. Johnson County residents of State Board of Education District 2, you have a very important election coming up. Please tune in to this forum. The SBOE candidates Melanie Haas and Benjamin Hodge will be on at 6:15 pm TONIGHT (Wednesday). https://www.facebook.com/events/625960464979099?active_tab=about...
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“Like any organization, school districts must prudently manage their budgets. One aspect of school funding that frequently raises questions is district cash balances, with some critics suggesting that schools are holding too much of their funds in cash balances. The latest reports show that balances in unrestricted funds compared to expenditures have been stable and within an appropriate range for moderate economic risk as defined by government finance experts…”It is sometimes asked if school districts could use cash balances to increase education funding. First, as noted, the largest portion of cash balances cannot be used for general operations...
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We’ve become aware that Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute has been participating in several Johnson County-based “let them play” and “let them learn” type groups and their Facebook pages. We would like to remind our team members that Dave and KPI have been on the opposite side of almost every issue we have addressed including funding for schools, vouchers, tax credit “scholarships,” tax policy (as in bringing in enough taxes to fund schools and other essential services), and even most ironically, funding extracurricular activities (we supported it, he did not). KPI is a Koch-funded group that...
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