COURIER-POST EDITORIAL BOARD OFFERS IT'S OPINION.
Let parents help in Winslow
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To contact Winslow Township School District officials, visit www.winslow-schools.com or call (856) 767-2850.
Reprinted from the Courier-Post Editorial-Opinion page.
Friday, March 3, 2006
The Winslow residents who attended Monday's school board meeting should be applauded for trying to help solve the district's financial crisis.
The district is making some painful cuts in nonteaching staff to close a $3.7 million deficit. Poor financial management and decisions last year by the school board and former business administrator J. Chris Oberg and Superintendent Lawrence A. Hobdell helped create the problem, said Interim Superintendent Michael E. Schreiner. The district is laying off a dozen members of the support staff to cut expenses.
District parents have a right to be concerned. But these parents want to do more than complain. They want to work with the district to improve operations. That's commendable.
The school board members didn't respond Monday to the residents who asked to work with the district. But they should seize this opportunity to involve the community in its efforts to reach fiscal stability and meet future educational needs.
For starters, the board should follow up on the suggestion by board member Robert Bartolone to include residents in the search for a permanent superintendent. The advisory and volunteer role for interested residents and parents should be expanded where possible.
The school board can only enhance its ability to meet the needs of students by letting interested parents get more involved in meeting district goals.
Winslow residents offer a wide pool of diverse talents to help meet the needs of students. The school board ought to find a constructive way to tap into this resource.
MORE INFORMATION
To contact Winslow Township School District officials, visit www.winslow-schools.com or call (856) 767-2850.
Reprinted from the Courier-Post Editorial-Opinion page.
Friday, March 3, 2006
The Winslow residents who attended Monday's school board meeting should be applauded for trying to help solve the district's financial crisis.
The district is making some painful cuts in nonteaching staff to close a $3.7 million deficit. Poor financial management and decisions last year by the school board and former business administrator J. Chris Oberg and Superintendent Lawrence A. Hobdell helped create the problem, said Interim Superintendent Michael E. Schreiner. The district is laying off a dozen members of the support staff to cut expenses.
District parents have a right to be concerned. But these parents want to do more than complain. They want to work with the district to improve operations. That's commendable.
The school board members didn't respond Monday to the residents who asked to work with the district. But they should seize this opportunity to involve the community in its efforts to reach fiscal stability and meet future educational needs.
For starters, the board should follow up on the suggestion by board member Robert Bartolone to include residents in the search for a permanent superintendent. The advisory and volunteer role for interested residents and parents should be expanded where possible.
The school board can only enhance its ability to meet the needs of students by letting interested parents get more involved in meeting district goals.
Winslow residents offer a wide pool of diverse talents to help meet the needs of students. The school board ought to find a constructive way to tap into this resource.
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