[Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining enrollment

Tom Hansen thansen@moscow.com
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:36:44 -0700


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The simple question remains.

What is more important:  your tax liability or your children's future?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
  -----Original Message-----
  From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
Behalf Of Van Deventer, Jack
  Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:13 PM
  To: Donovan Arnold; vision2020@moscow.com
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining
enrollment


  Just reporting the news, Donovan.  IFalls, like Moscow, had declining
enrollments.  Do I want to “do this” to the children?  I want all children
to get a great education.  At the same time, my taxes are insanely high.
Why would we want to “do this” to the parents of those same children?

  Jack

  __________________________________

  Jack Van Deventer

  jack@wsu.edu

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanarnold@hotmail.com]
  Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:02 PM
  To: Van Deventer, Jack; vision2020@moscow.com
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining
enrollment



  Yes Jack,

  And the Superintendent John Murdock said, "While people may see on the
surface no change in the classroom, the support services are going to be
reduced dramatically,” stated at the bottom of the article. It also
completely drained its reserves. This is how they dealt with budget cuts,
not with declined enrollment as you suggest.

  Why do we want to do this to the children and educators of Moscow School
District? Not implying that you do, but others would.

  Donovan J Arnold




  >From: "Van Deventer, Jack"

  >To:

  >Subject: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining
enrollment

  >Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:40:39 -0700

  >

  >IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Falls School Board cut 117 mostly part-time jobs
and $1.36 million from the district's budget this week.

  >

  >

  >

  >School officials said stagnant state funding, an eight-year enrollment
slide, a turbulent economy and surging costs for energy and employee
benefits left the district no choice but to cut payroll by nearly 4 percent
for the first time in at least 30 years.

  >

  >

  >

  >For more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=43124

  >

  >

  >

  >Jack

  >

  >__________________________________

  >

  >Jack Van Deventer

  >

  >jack@wsu.edu

  >

  >

  >

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D951523202-28062003>The =
simple=20
question remains.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D951523202-28062003></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>What is more=20
important:&nbsp; your tax liability or your children's=20
future?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D951523202-28062003></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D951523202-28062003>Tom =

Hansen</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>Moscow,=20
Idaho</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
vision2020-admin@moscow.com=20
  [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Van Deventer,=20
  Jack<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 27, 2003 6:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Donovan=20
  Arnold; vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] How =
one ID=20
  school district dealt with declining enrollment<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New Roman" =
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  style=3D"COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Just reporting the news, =
Donovan.&nbsp;=20
  IFalls, like </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblue><SPAN=20
  style=3D"COLOR: blue">Moscow</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblue><SPAN=20
  style=3D"COLOR: blue">, had declining enrollments.&nbsp; Do I want to =
&#8220;do this&#8221;=20
  to the children?&nbsp; I want all children to get a great =
education.&nbsp; At=20
  the same time, my taxes are insanely high.&nbsp; Why would we want to =
&#8220;do=20
  this&#8221; to the parents of those same children?</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jack</SPAN></FONT></P>
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3Dblue face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3Dnavy face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jack Van=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT color=3Dnavy face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
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  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original=20
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  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Donovan =
Arnold</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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10pt">=20
  [mailto:donovanarnold@hotmail.com] <BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 27, 2003 =
5:02=20
  PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: =
10pt">Van=20
  Deventer, Jack</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
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  vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: =
[</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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10pt">Vision2020</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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10pt">] How=20
  one ID school district dealt with declining =
enrollment</SPAN></FONT></P>
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yes Jack,</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">And the Superintendent John Murdock said, =
"While=20
  people may see on the surface no change in the classroom, the support =
services=20
  are going to be reduced dramatically,&#8221;&nbsp;stated at the bottom =
of the=20
  article. It also completely drained its reserves. This is how they =
dealt with=20
  budget cuts, not with declined enrollment as you=20
  suggest.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Why do we want to do this to the children =
and=20
  educators of Moscow School District? Not implying that you do, but =
others=20
  would.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Donovan J Arnold<BR><!-- END STORY CODE =
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&gt;From: "Van Deventer, =
Jack"=20
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&gt;Subject: [Vision2020] How =
one ID=20
  school district dealt with declining enrollment </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&gt;Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 =
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&gt;IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho =
Falls School=20
  Board cut 117 mostly part-time jobs and $1.36 million from the =
district's=20
  budget this week. </SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
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  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&gt;School officials said =
stagnant state=20
  funding, an eight-year enrollment slide, a turbulent economy and =
surging costs=20
  for energy and employee benefits left the district no choice but to =
cut=20
  payroll by nearly 4 percent for the first time in at least 30 years.=20
  </SPAN></FONT></P>
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  http://www.idahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=3D43124 </SPAN></FONT></P>
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