A Clarification

After posting the notes on Board Member comments from Monday's meeting, I received a message from Anne Medenblik expressing a concern that the entirety of her comments in the meeting were not fully represented.

In response, I offered to let her expand on what was posted as either an article of her own on this blog or as a clarification of the notes, which I would post myself.

Below, is the clarification Anne has asked to have posted.


Anne Medenblik -- Concerned that if HE and CE schools merge, Title 1 funds in the amount of $160K+ will no longer be available for CE students, which will result in less money to the schools, and less resources and staff for students with a low socio-economic status. After it was moved and seconded to appoint a committee to explore the merger of HES and CES, during discussion she inquired if the motion could be amended to allow the committee to have a broader focus. She did not want to limit the exploration to the merger of these two schools, but rather, expand it to focus on how to best prepare CES students for success. There was no support to amend the motion. While she did not oppose the appointment of a committee, she voted NO because she did not agree the committee’s focus should be limited to merger. Assigned to the Study Group.


The offer I made to Anne to expand on her posted comments is open to EVERY School Board Member. If you would like to clarify your position on this matter, I would be happy to post your comments as well.