{"id":1576,"date":"2011-08-30T08:26:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T12:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/valdosta-school-board-statement-against-school-consolidation.html"},"modified":"2011-08-30T08:26:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T12:26:31","slug":"valdosta-school-board-statement-against-school-consolidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/valdosta-school-board-statement-against-school-consolidation.html","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta School Board statement against school consolidation"},"content":{"rendered":"Chairman Lee asked Vanassa Flucas to read\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gocats.org\/content.asp?pid=86&#038;id=1824\">\nthe statement<\/a>\nthe board was about to vote on regarding school system consolidation:\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6095297056\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6192\/6095297056_508340d644_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nThe Valdosta City School Board\nopposes consolidating the Valdosta City and Lowndes County\nschool systems at this time.\nThe board feels that a decision to merge the two systems\nshould be a collaboratively planned effort between the two school boards,\nthe citizens of both the city and the county,\nalong with those who have the best interest in educating\nall the children of our area.\n<\/blockquote>\nStatement text continued after\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y4phhlLS1yI\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y4phhlLS1yI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nValdosta School Board statement against school consolidation\n<br>\neducation, referendum, consolidation, statement,\n<br>\nWork Session, Valdosta Board of Education (VBOE),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 August 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<blockquote>\nThe Valdosta City School Board\nis proud of our school system.\nWe have an organization that\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nhas been both academically and fiscally\nmindful of the needs of our students, and are committed to excellence.\nWe have a strong, highly qualified teachers, leaders, staff in place,\nand through their efforts, our students are showing continuous growth\nand improvement.\nOur board will continue to support our students, leadership, teachers,\nand staff in improving the education for the children in our community.\n<p>\nWe encourage the community to vote no to consolidation at this time.\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6095297614\/sizes\/s\/in\/set-72157627550752710\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6088\/6095297614_aff1236b14_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n[applause]\n<p>\nAnd we ask those who desire consolidation to come together with the\ntwo systems to discuss a plan, the true feasibility of Valdosta City\nand Lowndes County eventually merging at a future time.\nUltimately this decision must be acceptable to both school systems,\nand the city and county residents.\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6094758223\/sizes\/s\/in\/set-72157627550752710\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6184\/6094758223_024cb4f160_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nWe welcome you to come out to on three planned forums with the\nValdosta City Schools to witness our commitment and to answer\nany questions you may have on this serious topic.\nThese forums will be September 8th at Valdosta High School in the PAC,\nSeptember 20th at Valdosta Middle School,\nand October 25th at JL Lomax Elementary School.\n<p>\nAs always we appreciate the trust you have placed in us as the\nValdosta City School Board,\nand we will continue to work toward constant strides\nfor educational excellence in our schools.\nThank you.\n<p>\n[applause]\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chairman Lee asked Vanassa Flucas to read the statement the board was about to vote on regarding school system consolidation: The Valdosta City School Board opposes consolidating the Valdosta City and Lowndes County school systems at this time. 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