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My $24 Million School Bond Proposal

3/19/2017

 
I have tried to be transparent about my thinking on the proposed $64 million 4-school bond, so as most of you know, I am not in favor of bonding all four schools in one fell swoop. I felt it was important to wait for the district wide analysis to come out in order to make the best plan to move forward, and that report finally did come out in December.

Since that time, I have been working to create an alternative to the proposed bond that will allow us to address the most pressing needs at our schools and plan to move forward sustainably. I am pleased to present that proposal to you here.

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Q&A on the $24 Million Bond Proposal

3/18/2017

 
Wondering why I chose Lyseth as the school to fully renovate with this bond? Why we need four new classrooms at Ocean Avenue? When we'll get to other elementary school renovations if we adopt this bond as our path forward?

You can find the answers to all of those questions—and many others—in this Q&A on the bond. 

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Superintendent Botana's Testimony before the State Board of Education

3/18/2017

 
In December, Superintendent Botana spoke before the State Board of Education in an attempt to obtain a guarantee of state funding for Longfellow and Reiche in advance of the new application cycle. This is the document he read.

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Email Exchange Regarding Deferred Maintenance, Significant Investments 

3/18/2017

 
In December, Superintendent Botana requested that Emily Figdor, a leader of Protect Our Neighborhood Schools, stay away from the significant deferred maintenance language when they were working together to craft the flyer that went home in students backpacks earlier this year.

A portion of their email exchange is below.
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