{"id":1565,"date":"2011-08-31T09:47:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T13:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/celebrate-the-leadership-that-the-boes-have-shown-karen-noll.html"},"modified":"2011-08-31T09:47:04","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T13:47:04","slug":"celebrate-the-leadership-that-the-boes-have-shown-karen-noll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/celebrate-the-leadership-that-the-boes-have-shown-karen-noll.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the leadership that the BOEs have shown. &mdash;Karen Noll"},"content":{"rendered":"Received yesterday on\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/8-to-0-lcboe-votes-to-oppose-school-consolidation.html\">\nUnanimous: LCBOE votes to oppose school consolidation<\/a>. -jsq\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6098756728\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6131\/6098756728_84e1146411_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nThis is truly a time for educators, and the families of students in our\ncommunities&#8217; schools to celebrate the leadership that the BOEs have shown.\n<p>\nThat said, I would like to commend the LCBOE on the strength of\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/lcboe-resolution-against-school-consolidation-read-by-supt-smith.html\">their resolution.<\/a>\nThey not only state clearly that consolidating the schools\nwould not increase in academic achievement, but a large tax increase\nwould be expected. Another point that LCBOE included in their resolution\nis that such a referendum should only be brought by citizens, families,\nor educators.\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-school-consolidation-not-initiated-by-school-system-james-wright-vcc-25-august-2011.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XFovl_QxNrc\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-school-consolidation-not-initiated-by-school-system-james-wright-vcc-25-august-2011.html\">\nJame Wright also made this point<\/a> in\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/08\/5a-the-process-has-not-been-followed-james-wright-vcc-25-august-2011.html\">\nhis statement to city council last week.<\/a>\nWithout the support of the educators involved, and\nthe families impacted, such a referendum question is just a big buck\npolitical agenda on the ballot.\n<p>\nThis town is still small enough to call this spade &#8211; money trying to\ndrive the education bus into the ditch.\n<p>\nLet me just say this-\n<p>\nNOT WITH MY KIDS&#8217; EDUCATION, YOU DON&#8217;T!!!\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Received yesterday on Unanimous: LCBOE votes to oppose school consolidation. -jsq This is truly a time for educators, and the families of students in our communities&#8217; schools to celebrate the leadership that the BOEs have shown. That said, I would like to commend the LCBOE on the strength of their resolution. 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