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District seeks community views on an array of possible ways to raise revenue and cut expenses.
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Should Evanston/Skokie School District 65 sell ads on school buses to raise revenue? Should each teacher have more students per class, to save money? And in one of the most potentially controversial issues, should any of the District’s schools be closed or consolidated?
Those are among the questions in an 18-point online “Budget Reduction Survey” that District 65 wants parents, students, staff and other community members to fill out.
There’s little doubt that budget cuts are coming. The issue now is how they will be carried out. In a memo to the community explaining the survey, Superintendent Devon Horton says “A year ago, no one could have predicted there would be a pandemic, extended school closures, or the economic fallout that would ensue.”
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HELP WANTED: Must be willing to work long hours for no pay. Sit through boring meetings. Read complicated budget documents. Receive verbal abuse from the public. Apply to your local board of education.
With working conditions like those, it’s amazing that anyone would ever want to run for a seat on a local school board. Of course, despite all the downsides, there are huge upsides as well … the chance to positively influence thousands of young lives, work with interesting and dedicated people, and make your community a better place in which to live.
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