http://radiokenai.net/the-education-of-our-children-is-the-single-most-important-challenge-that-we-must-all-face-together/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 02:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://radiokenai.net/the-education-of-our-children-is-the-single-most-important-challenge-that-we-must-all-face-together/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Dave Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:44:43 +0000 http://radiokenai.net/?p=4692#comment-957 I Borough did not fund schools to the cap. They funded $2,000,000 less than the cap at $43,251,135. The School District also put in $2,531,115 from their reserves in their proposed budget. Also, the Budget set the $43,251,135 as the cap for future years which means the School District will have to use over $4 million next year and over $6 million the follwoing year to maintain the current programs and staff. I Borough did not fund schools to the cap. They funded $2,000,000 less than the cap at $43,251,135. The School District also put in $2,531,115 from their reserves in their proposed budget. Also, the Budget set the $43,251,135 as the cap for future years which means the School District will have to use over $4 million next year and over $6 million the follwoing year to maintain the current programs and staff.

]]> http://radiokenai.net/the-education-of-our-children-is-the-single-most-important-challenge-that-we-must-all-face-together/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Jessica Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:32:25 +0000 http://radiokenai.net/?p=4692#comment-601 I would like to know why with all of this money going to the school district, am I struggling to find a good place for my children to get the best education possible? I live in Nikiski and refuse to send my kids to a school that is crowded and seems to roller coaster in and out of the pass/no pass No Child Left Behind every year for the last how many years. I have home schooled my oldest now for 3 and half years. My younger sons attended a private school in Kenai, but I can't keep doing that because of the cost of tuition and gas, so I will be home schooling them as well. I know so many parents who sacrifice so much by either home schooling or commuting so that their children can get a better education than what is offered here in Nikiski. Why can't we get a Charter school like Kenai and Soldotna? It seems to me with the current school at capacity and the number of parents who send their kids else where, the school board, who seem to love to get as much funding as possible, would love to see more kids that live in the borough be counted for funding. Think of all the kids out here who don't count for funding, between home school programs that are in another district and private schools. Instead of rolling their eyes at another charter school, I would think they'd like to see those student numbers go up. I would like to know why with all of this money going to the school district, am I struggling to find a good place for my children to get the best education possible? I live in Nikiski and refuse to send my kids to a school that is crowded and seems to roller coaster in and out of the pass/no pass No Child Left Behind every year for the last how many years. I have home schooled my oldest now for 3 and half years. My younger sons attended a private school in Kenai, but I can’t keep doing that because of the cost of tuition and gas, so I will be home schooling them as well. I know so many parents who sacrifice so much by either home schooling or commuting so that their children can get a better education than what is offered here in Nikiski. Why can’t we get a Charter school like Kenai and Soldotna? It seems to me with the current school at capacity and the number of parents who send their kids else where, the school board, who seem to love to get as much funding as possible, would love to see more kids that live in the borough be counted for funding. Think of all the kids out here who don’t count for funding, between home school programs that are in another district and private schools. Instead of rolling their eyes at another charter school, I would think they’d like to see those student numbers go up.

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