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Christa: Extend Coeur d’Alene Levy

I wanted to let you know of a group of parents (including myself) that created an online petition in advance of tomorrow’s school board special workshop meeting.  The workshop meeting is rumored to be the starting point of a long discussion regarding a possible spring or summer levy vote.  The idea behind the online petition is to let our elected trustees know that there are parents and community members who are requesting that our community be asked to support safety and security related improvements in our schools.  We want voters to be asked to extend the expiring levy so we can begin to tackle the long list of needs that have been previously identified in the school district’s Ten Year Long Range Plan. You can find the Plan thru this link here (And: you can find an online petition here ) — Christa Hazel. More below.

Question: Do you support continuing the Coeur d’Alene School District levy?

As stated in the petition,  “The focus of this petition involves Borah, Bryan, Dalton, Fernan, Hayden Center, Hayden Meadows, Skyway, Sorenson, Winton, Canfield, Woodland, Coeur d’Alene High School and Lake City High School. Some schools need HVAC to improve air quality. Some schools need to improve their facility layout in order to monitor who is entering and exiting the building. Some of our schools need to be able to address parking lot remediation for our parents and students. Some schools need to add hallways in classroom wings where hallways currently do not exist. Some schools need to improve their electrical systems because current electrical needs are not being met. Schools with portables need a way to communicate with the school office in the event of a problem. Some schools need to have modernized fire alarm systems.”
A few community members have commented on the petition, including former board member Vern Newby.  Every time someone signs the petition, an email is sent to the Board President, Wanda Quinn.  Our hope is that the board will be encouraged to take this step forward for our schools if enough people let them know we would support such a vote.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog