Not just another Wednesday

I don't think any other regular board meeting has garnered so much attention as the one coming up Wednesday. The agenda includes:

VIII Unfinished Business
A. Discussion and Possible Approval of Consolidation of Maywood & Winnequah Schools
B. Discussion and Possible Approval of Budget Reduction Proposals
C. Discussion and Possible Approval of Revisions to Board Rule 343.2 Guidelines for Class Size
D. Discussion and Possible Approval of 2010-2011 Open Enrollment Applications.

IX. New Business
A. Discussion and Possible Approval of K-5 Social Studies Materials (2010-11) School Years.

There are a lot of serious educational issues on the agenda, these include increasing class size, lay-offs of music teachers, elimination of the IMC professionals, etc. We can't cut $1M from the budget without reducing services to kids - Its unfortunate, but its true...