[Vision2020] Letter from Rep. Trail to Governor Kempthorne on public education

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:59:38 -0600

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Visionnaires:  I sent the following letter to Governor Kempthorne today.

Rep. Tom Trail/Dist. 6

March 10, 2003

Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Capitol
Boise, Idaho

Dear Governor Kempthorne:

In the past I've greatly appreciated your support for public education.
Our teachers are responding to the increasing demands that the State is
requiring of them in the public school classroom.  In addition to their
regular teaching duties, we are now requiring teachers to carry out
additional responsibilities in the fields of technology, the Idaho
Reading Initiative, Idaho Achievement Standards and Assessment, realign
the curriculum to meet the standards, and all of the added facets of
Leave No Child Behind.  In addition, the percentage of children
identified for special education programs is multiplying demands on
teacher's time with their students.  They are doing all of this in a
time of decreasing resources.  Their dedication and commitment needs to
be recognized.

Instead, I find that this legislative session is one of the most
anti-teacher/education oriented sessions in the history of the State of
Idaho.  With decreasing resources for education at all levels, all of
the stakeholders including the Legislature and your office should be
working together to strengthen our commitment to the children of the
state.

President Bush articulated his admiration and support for our teachers
when he signed the Education bill last fall.  He stressed that teachers
need to be supported and treated as professionals.  The President
indicated that the average teacher spends more than $400/year in
out-of-pocket money to purchase classroom supplies.  His response to
this situation was to support a $250 tax credit for teachers to use when
they file their federal income tax to reclaim some of the money they
spend for class activities.  We should look at our President's example
as an inspiration on how elected officials should view and work with our
teachers.

Instead, I find a mean spirited and vindictive Legislature attacking
teachers and the education community on all sides.  The first blow was
denying teachers a simple $15 Idaho tax credit to pay for out of pocket
supplies for their classrooms.  I've talked to one local Moscow teacher
who has personally paid out more than $2,000 for supplies in the past
four years.

HB329 is almost the last straw.  In the House Human Resources Committee,
there were only three people who spoke out in favor of the bill  --
Rep. Lake, Sen. Davis and Mr. Deide from your office.  There was no
"local" or grassroots support for the bill.  The current statutes allow
a union member to request that a check-off or deduction be stopped in
terms of his/her paycheck.  Under current statues any union member who
is dissatisfied can fie a complaint with the Secretary of State's
office.  In the past 10 years not one complaint has been filed.  So
where is the problem?

Abraham Lincoln whom you've spoken about in terms of admiration once
told a colleague that the laws of the land come from the ideas,
thoughts, and of local citizens.  This is the basis of good policy.
Does HB329 meet Lincoln's standard?  Certainly not!!  This is top down
policy supported by vested interest groups at the wrong place and the
wrong time.

HB72  --  a.k.a. the union busting bill, is another clear signal in
terms of how the Legislature views the teaching profession.  The list of
anti-education legislation now being proposed goes on and on -  at both
the public education and higher education level.  I suspect that the
tenure system at the Higher Education level will soon come under attack.

Teachers and constituents in District 6 have deluged me with communiques
this week all critical of what they view as attacks on the teaching
profession and education.  Many local Republicans indicated they were
thinking of changing party affiliation.  Rep. Steve Smylie best summed
it up on the House floor in his debate against HB329.  He indicated that
the punitive actions of the Legislature will, no doubt, make it possible
for major Democratic gains in the 2004 elections.  The seeds have been
planted and the Republican party will reap the windfall.

I urge you to come out in public and provide the leadership to bring all
of the stakeholders involved together and to help create an atmosphere
and climate more conducive to ensuring excellence in academic programs
for our children.  Following President Bush's example when he spoke out
for his admiration and support for our teachers when signing the
National Education Act would be be good place to start.

Respectfully,

Rep. Tom Trail/Dist. 6

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class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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font-family:"Courier New"'>Visionnaires</span></font></span><font =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>:<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I sent the following letter to =
Governor
Kempthorne today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Rep.
Tom Trail/Dist. 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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Month=3D"3" Day=3D"10" Year=3D"2003"><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
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 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>March 10, =
2003</span></font></st1:date><font
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Governor
Dirk Kempthorne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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New"'>Capitol<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><st1:place><st1:=
City><font
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New"'>Boise</span></font></st1:City><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
 </span></font><st1:State><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Idaho</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Dear
Governor Kempthorne:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>In the past I've greatly appreciated =
your
support for public education.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>Our
teachers are responding to the increasing demands that the State is =
requiring
of them in the public school classroom.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>In addition to their regular teaching duties, we are now =
requiring
teachers to carry out additional responsibilities in the fields of =
technology,
the Idaho Reading Initiative, Idaho Achievement Standards and =
Assessment,
realign the curriculum to meet the standards, and all of the added =
facets of
Leave No Child Behind.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>In =
addition, the
percentage of children identified for special education programs is =
multiplying
demands on teacher's time with their students.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>They are doing all of this in a time of decreasing =
resources.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Their dedication and commitment =
needs to be
recognized.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Instead, I find that this legislative =
session
is one of the most<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier =
New"'>anti-teacher/education</span></font></span><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
oriented sessions in the history of the State of =
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Idaho</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>With decreasing resources for =
education at
all levels, all of the stakeholders including the Legislature and your =
office
should be working together to strengthen our commitment to the children =
of the
state.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>President Bush articulated his =
admiration and
support for our teachers when he signed the Education bill last =
fall.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>He stressed that teachers need =
to be
supported and treated as professionals.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>The President indicated that the average teacher spends more than
$400/year in out-of-pocket money to purchase classroom supplies.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>His response to this situation =
was to support
a $250 tax credit for teachers to use when they file their federal =
income tax
to reclaim some of the money they spend for class activities.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>We should look at our =
President's example as
an inspiration on how elected officials should view and work with our =
teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Instead, I find a mean spirited and
vindictive Legislature attacking teachers and the education community on =
all
sides.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>The first blow was =
denying
teachers a simple $15 </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3D2
  face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Idaho</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
tax credit to pay for out of pocket supplies for their classrooms.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I've talked to one local =
</span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Moscow</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
teacher who has personally paid out more than $2,000 for supplies in the =
past
four years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

HB329 is almost the last straw.&nbsp; In the House Human Resources =
Committee, there
were only three people who spoke out in favor of the bill&nbsp; --&nbsp;
Rep. Lake, Sen. Davis and Mr. Deide =
from your
office.&nbsp; There was no =
&quot;local&quot;
or grassroots support for the bill.&nbsp; The
current statutes allow a union member to request that a check-off or =
deduction
be stopped in terms of his/her paycheck.&nbsp;
Under current statues any union member who is dissatisfied can =
fie a
complaint with the Secretary of State's office.&nbsp;
In the past 10 years not one complaint has been filed.&nbsp; So where is the =
problem?<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Abraham Lincoln whom you've spoken =
about in
terms of admiration once told a colleague that the laws of the land come =
from
the ideas, thoughts, and of local citizens.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>This is the basis of good policy.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>Does HB329 meet </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3D2
  face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Lincoln</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>'s
standard?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Certainly =
not!!<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>This is top down policy =
supported by vested
interest groups at the wrong place and the wrong =
time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

HB72&nbsp; --&nbsp; a.k.a. the union busting bill, =
is another
clear signal in terms of how the Legislature views the teaching
profession.&nbsp; The list of =
anti-education
legislation now being proposed goes on and on -&nbsp; at both the public =
education and
higher education level.&nbsp; I =
suspect that
the tenure system at the Higher Education level will soon come under =
attack.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Teachers and constituents in District =
6 have
deluged me with communiques this week all =
critical of
what they view as attacks on the teaching profession and education.&nbsp; Many local Republicans =
indicated they were
thinking of changing party affiliation.&nbsp;
Rep. Steve Smylie best summed it up =
on the
House floor in his debate against HB329.&nbsp;
He indicated that the punitive actions of the Legislature will, =
no
doubt, make it possible for major Democratic gains in the 2004 =
elections.&nbsp; The seeds have been planted and =
the
Republican party will reap the =
windfall.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I urge you to come out in public and =
provide
the leadership to bring all of the stakeholders involved together and to =
help
create an atmosphere and climate more conducive to ensuring excellence =
in
academic programs for our children.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>Following President Bush's example when he spoke out for his =
admiration
and support for our teachers when signing the National Education Act =
would be <span
class=3DSpellE>be</span> good place to =
start.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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