tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post701718160611817376..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Governor Releases Her Preliminary BudgetMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41552560912302227872008-12-23T00:11:00.000-08:002008-12-23T00:11:00.000-08:00Since they seem so insistent on eliminating my job...<I>Since they seem so insistent on eliminating my job, I decided to eliminate my subscription to their newspaper.</I><BR/><BR/>Personally, I haven't subscribed to a paper for years, because I can't afford it, not because I don't want to read anything that might publish an opinion I disagree with, but I suggest that you contact the writer of the opinion piece and let them know how you feel. At the very least, I bet they will reply, and you may even be able to share your thoughts to a wider audience.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Im wondering if the state will put up budget suggestion sites as SPS did, when it asked voters to prioritize spending.<BR/>We all know there have to be cuts somewhere- but where?<BR/>bigger class sizes? put capital projects on hold, eliminate recent raises for administration & decrease administrative positions as recommended?<BR/>increase fees from student , like science labs and sports?<BR/>If instead of half days for conferences and teacher training, if we eliminated student attendance during those days- couldn't we save thousands on transportation? Not a lot of classroom work is done anyway, on days that are just a few hours long.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-15671083725522172082008-12-18T18:07:00.000-08:002008-12-18T18:07:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26716687663231107692008-12-18T16:31:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:31:00.000-08:00what is a "levy equalization cut?"what is a "levy equalization cut?"TechyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650916001250022778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45726357811221292182008-12-18T16:21:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:21:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41635254045554676162008-12-18T16:12:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:12:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.com