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Especially like to support the extra 25 teachers that is
recommended by the schools. It makes a difference in being no
combination class and no classes starting school with 27 or 28
pupils on roll.
She asked the board to think positively about the long-range
planning for the schools.
Rhea Lippard - Represents Central Elementary School. She is
volunteer coordinator and also parent counsel member and
coordinator for parent care which is an advocacy program in Iredell
County for children with special needs.
She is in support of the extended budget and also of the long-
term facility plan.
Melinda Payne - Central Elementary - PTO president for 93-94.
She is substitute teacher and a volunteer. Has three children, 10,
7, and 2. Asking that the board give great consideration and adopt
the regular budget and support the extension budget in order to
reduce class size and add additional teaching staff and fund the
reading recovery Chapter i programs.
She is in favor of the long range facility plan and thinks it
should be voted on this fall.
Jeff Watt - PTO officer at Central Elementary School. He is
concerned about business people moving to town and living in other
counties so their children could go to other schools rather than
Iredell's.
Neil Furr - Fifth Street Shelter. Provides shelter to
homeless people. The only agency that provides safe and secure and
confidential shelter to women in danger. Provide holiday meals.
Linda Buckbee - West Iredell Middle School - president of PIE.
They have a hard working group of teachers, parents, and students.
She encourages the board to support the proposed budget and the
long range facilities plan.
Annie Niblock - As a parent from Cool Spring, this is the best
place to have a family and she wants the county commissioners to
fund the expansion budget by the school board.
Scott Neely: Spoke on behalf of the Parents Renaissance at
Statesville High School. Parents urge the commissioners to fully
fund the expansion budget as presented.
Eddie Guy - He asked the board to hold the line on the
schools. Don't spend more of the taxpayers' money.
Carol Hoover - Pressly PTO - As a business person and an
active volunteer and vice president of the Division of Education
for the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce. Supports the
proposed operating budget as well as the long range facility plan.
Collen Buckhower, Co -President of Pressly School PTO. Two
children in the school system, a volunteer and substitute teacher
and taxpayer. Asked the board to support the expansion plan and
long-range facility plan.
Sherry Thompson - Mt. Mourne PTA - As a citizen in South
Iredell, she would like to thank the teachers and educators. The
conditions are very stressful and very crowded. She urged the
board's approval of the continuation and expansion of the budget
and the financing plan recommended by the school board with an
early fall referendum.
No name - Parent of a 5th Grader at Harmony and a five-year
old boy. Minister of 1400 -member congregation of Baptist. He
would be glad to pay more taxes to go to the schools.