HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0148 (2)approved the expansion budget.
Bill Long, chairman of Iredell County -Statesville Board of
Education - Iredell County ranks 21st largest school system out of
128 in the state and the funding level is 90 out of 128 systems.
State funding keeps going away. The request for 78 continuation
budget is very conservation. The request for 118 for expansion
budget of $1,074,000, a little over 908 of that is going direct to
instruction. The board of education has a goal to reduce class
size.
He requested that the board address facility needs at another
time.
Regarding the relationship between Mooresville and Iredell-
Statesville Schools, he feels the relationship has never been
better. He respects the Mooresville School System and thinks the
dialogue has never been better.
Regarding the student exchange, he said they have 30 requests
for people to move from ISS to Mooresville system. Sixteen of those
were denied and 14 accepted. They are working now on what to do
about the tax situation and will continue to work together. The
school system needs the County Commissioners' funding and they need
it desperately.
Rita McKenzie - Cool Spring Elementary - Parent of two
children at Cool Spring. She and her husband support the expansion
budget for the IS School System.
Millie Milan. - Director of Sylvan Learning Center in
Statesville. Parent of two children, second grader at Northview and
PTO president for next year. Sixth grader at Statesville Middle
School. Former teacher with over 20 years experience. Needs the
support of the county commissioners. Wants 78 and for the board to
look at the facility plan.
Jerry Myer - Addressed overcrowding of the schools. Wants
schools brought up to a standard level. Thinks the schools are a
deterrent to home buyers in the county.
Pam Liner - In favor of mutual exchange in the southern end of
the county. Speaking for Liz Dare and Roger Allen as well. Gave a
history of the mutual exchange.
Paul Sweeney - Recommended 78 increase to be approved by the
county commissioners and a bond referendum for capital needs.
Tom Onsrud - Troutman Elementary School. Said the county was
in the top 168 in wealth in the state but is the bottom half of the
state level in school funding. Children are selling items to
purchase basic supplies.
Will Fanjoy - N B Mills PTO president and a member of Iredell
Citizens for Education - In favor of the funding for the schools.
Has two children in the public school system. Urges the board to
fully fund the budget requests and the capital improvement
requests. We are the 21st county in size and 90th in funding.
Give the school system what they request and then hold them
accountable for improved schools.
Yates Bumgarner - Supports budget expansion. Speaks as a
parent and a citizen. Has two children at Cool Spring School and
hopes the board will support the budget expansion for the school
system. Bumgarner and his wife volunteer in the school and think
they have some fine people working with the children.
Teresa Kutteh - Thanks for the funding for the Iredell
Developmental Day Care Agency that serves severe and profoundly
handicapped. As a parent of two children in the Statesville-
Iredell System and one who will start in 1994, encourages the
commissioners to support the budget as has been presented.
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