Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Back to the drawing board, again

The School Committee meeting sent the Superintendent back to the drawing board to see if the proposed language and music cuts could be kept even if the override passes.

A gallant effort.

You know folks, cuts are going to be painful. The budget is so tight, any one thing will trigger an emotional reaction from the affected parties.

The time it takes to do the analysis delays getting the message to the entire community. It delays getting the layoff notices out to the teachers that would be affected.

Let's get real folks. Cuts hurt. There will be hurtful cuts no matter what happens if the override fails.

Let's focus on getting the vote out for the override to pass!

That is a challenge that will require a whole lot of effort and we have so little time.

May 22 is rapidly approaching.