Late Busses or District Photographer?

[Chris_Wendt]

I can't believe this, can YOU? We have reinstated intramurals and all sports programs, but ELIMINATED LATE BUSSES? Not only does this seriously inconvenience many children attending school in the district, but it literally invites, begs for "NO" votes against passing the budget from all the Wantagh families with kids in St. Anthony's, Chaminade, Friends Academy, Kellenberg, and Lutheran High.

BUT! We stubbornly, yes, stubbornly hold on to our District Photographer, one of exactly two "District Photographers" across the entire State! Makes you wonder: "What's up with THAT?"

If this makes ANY SENSE to you, I'd like to hear from you how & why, please. Now I am begging!

Take the poll, maybe it is just me?

Chris Wendt

[lilly]

PS Is it busses or buses?

I don't think you need my answer.

I just put in a long reply on the budget thread. Let's see, late buses ~+$50k, arts +$25k (shameless promotion here)... for +$75k total.

Funded by district photo -$12k, PR -$32k, half the roughly $90k for middle school sports to $45k in separate 7th and 8th teams as needed (like Seaford does, when high demand for a particular sports team with changing demand each year, they find the $ mid-year), lose elementary intramurals -$25k, workmens comp reserve $tbd for an easy $114k++++.

End result - send the right message to the community.

Nah, that would be too easy!

[lilly]

PS, Careful about the arts. There may be further retribution for suggesting it!

[Chris_Wendt]

Well, the pressure of public opinion got the job done as far as reinstating the late buses.

They mentioned a non-specified staff reduction as partial "payment" for the late buses. I doubt if this reduction is the District Photographer, though.

What do you think?

Chris Wendt