District needs upgrades

An open letter to the Citizens for Responsible Taxation:

Our community members have put their names and faces to their actions. This is lacking in the case of your organization.

The district last passed a bond in 1978. That’s 34 years since the last major construction/remodeling. Our facilities are consuming a disproportionate amount of maintenance and operation dollars, thus diverting funds that could be used toward teaching and learning in the classroom.

The facilities designers at the time didn’t foresee the Internet age. Our heating and cooling systems woefully lack energy efficiencies. Under current legislation, upcoming graduation requirements will become a challenge in the future. The district is lacking the physical lab spaces needed for student instruction.

A quote on your own website, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Needed improvements are energy conservation, safety and security, renovating infrastructure and improved technology. The time is now for the passage of the Reardan-Edwall bond issue. There is no better legacy for the generations to come than to show them you cared about their education and opportunities.

Terence E. Teaford

Reardan-Edwall board chairman

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