Rockwood School District Needs Strong, Decisive Leaders
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rockwood Stakeholders for Real Solutions members encourage people to consider running for the two Board of Education seats that will be available in the April 2 election.
Dear Rockwood Stakeholders: The community of the Rockwood School District is in desperate need of strong, decisive leadership on its Board of Education. In 2007, the Rockwood School Board began discussing unsustainable budget shortfalls for 2013 and beyond. Here it is the end of 2012 and there is no real vision or direction for the future; except more taxes. Click here to view the pictures that represent the potential future of Rockwood. The claim (from Rockwood administrators and board of education directors) to have already cut a total of $22 million over five years is questionable. If you are a strong, decisive leader, or know someone who is, applications for a position on the Rockwood School Board are being accepted beginning Dec. 11 …
Eileen Tyrrell
12:24 am on Friday, March 11, 2011
This is an email I received from Kim Cranston, Communications Director of RSD, in reply to my question regarding the cost of holding an election for a tax increase. I share; you decide. Hi, Eileen, I received your voice mail message with your question about election costs. At this point, we don’t know the exact cost to put an initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot. Because this would be a special … more ›