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El Dorado County, CA | November 8, 2005 Election |
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I Think it's time for a change.By John NemesCandidate for Trustee; Lake Tahoe Unified School District |
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My name is John Nemes and I'm running for the office of School Board with the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. For over 30 years I have been honored to work for and teach children in South Lake Tahoe. Next to parents, teachers know what is best for our kids, and they work every day to see that they get the best education possible. Teachers can't do it alone, and they can't help improve our schools if they don't have a seat at the table when important decisions are made. We need more input from teachers-not less. Teachers should be true partners with the school board and district administrators when decisions are made which affect their classrooms,and their students. This partnership will take politics out of the classroom and allow teachers to do what they do best -teach. Sadly, our teachers have been neglected by our recent school board. Schools were closed, teachers lost jobs, cuts were made and the curriculum was changed. In addition, a new superintendent was hired, a magnet school was started.These decisions were made all without adequate input from our professional staff. I run on a platform of change. I will be proactive not reactive when it comes to forming policy for our school district. I encourage debate. I encourage citizen groups to help the district find ways to save our schools. I will encourage our district leadership to teach our teachers about the district budget. Teachers need to know first hand how and what money is being spent. The following is a list of topics I would like our school district to explore: Looking at the projections from our district office, L.T.U.S.D. will continue to face declining enrollment for the next 10 years. I believe we should develop a 5 and 10 year plan that will assist the school district in meeting the needs of our community of learners. I would support looking into the possibility of moving our 6th grade students back to the elementary school sites, moving the 7th and 8th grade students to the high school and leasing or selling the property that houses the South Tahoe Middle School. Additionally:
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