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ReplyDelete"We support full and continuous funding by the state for regional school transportation."
We suggest the following NEW ITEM to be added right after this one:
"We believe that school day and transportation scheduling should be determined by the age-appropriate needs of the children."
I would like to see somewhere support for maintaining small rural school districts by providing more aid to offset the geographical obstacles that make consolidation difficult if not impossible. Towns with small student populations cannot continue to support their shares of operating budgets as the cost is simply too high. As a result programs and/or maintenance continue to be cut. Studies conducted in an effort to consolidate administrative costs have shown that the savings do not provide the revenue needed to maintain the educational programs. While full funding of regional transportation would help, more financial assistance is needed for these school districts possibly through the member towns' foundation budgets.
ReplyDeleteIdeally, transportation costs for all schools should be reimbursed along with sped and other special programs.