We now have a new regime, new administrators/directors here at the district office; we have board members with more years on the board than many of our teachers have in years of experience at the sites. As I have stated time and time again the district and the board now must disclose/ make public a plan. A plan which will illustrate thinking outside the box, Never again should the first words be during a crisis, furlough days, Rifs, eliminating teacher jobs, destroying moral. The first words now should and must be let’s expand, find ways to increase ADA, initiate new programs that promote growth and increase revenues.

     Such as: independent study, open it up to other districts again, easily we will show growth with a need for additional FTE’s.
Such as: The Dual Emersion Program which has increased ADA.
Such as an early retirement incentive, this in our discussion with Ron Bennett will save more per FTE than with RIFs, with the proper plan.
We had parent interest and donations to continue our music program, Start working on tha relationship now with …….

     It is time for our parents to step up, a one time parcel tax, for your children and eventually their children.

     Lacking is high school shop classes, growth in ROP which train students in career paths such as industry, thank you Helen Hall for the hard work that you do with this program. Is restructuring taking place as we speak?

     Technology brings forth innovative ideas; therefore with the new tech admin will come growth. Its time to be creative and maintain morale

     We can no longer sit and wait, we can no longer sit and hope. It is time for us to get up, and by us I mean parents, district leaders, board members of course teachers to take action and preserve the quality education the students deserve, and cutting teachers and adding furlough days is not the answer.
 

WVEA President

Johann K. Aaron