Questions for Supervisors

Last week we met with the Board of Supervisors to answer more questions. Overall the tone was much, much better than two weeks prior. I especially thank Mr. Miller, Ms. Buckley and Ms. Kurtz for their helpful questions and remarks. Through it all I thought of some questions that I would ask the Board of Supervisors if they were sitting before our dais:

• When you are looking at School Budgets nationwide, are you aware that you are looking at the budgets of School Boards which set their own tax rates?
• Do you believe that class sizes affect student achievement?
• Do you believe that updated science textbooks affect student achievement?
• Do you believe that employee compensation is related to employee performance?
• Do you believe that lower per pupil cost relates to higher achievement?
• Do you believe that having good schools reduces the impact of an economic downturn?
• Do you believe that good schools enhance the resale values of the homes they serve?
• Do you believe that employee retention is considered to be a good thing?
• Do you believe that coming in under budget is a good thing?