{"id":7876,"date":"2016-06-13T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=7876"},"modified":"2016-06-13T16:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:15:04","slug":"online-petition-challenges-proposed-school-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/13\/online-petition-challenges-proposed-school-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"ONLINE PETITION CHALLENGES PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Citizen group wants reinstatement of Hispanic and special services liaisons<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">BY JEAN JACQUES BOHL<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">A\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">new group of Wood River Valley residents, using the name BCSD Students First, has started an online petition asking the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees to reject the district\u2019s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017. The school board is scheduled to consider the proposed budget for adoption at its next regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">The petition further asks the board to reinstate funding for the Latino Parents Liaison and Special Services Liaison positions and to fund the International Baccalaureate program, summer school, after-school programs and Mountain Rides Transportation Authority subsidies for student and staff bus rides. The petition also \u201cdemands\u201d the elimination of the district\u2019s Communications Department and a reduction in some administrative benefits and salaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">In an interview, Susie Quesnel, a member of the fledgling organization, said the group was started following a town hall meeting held on May 23 by Trustee Cami Bustos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cWe are a growing community who wants to be heard,\u201d Quesnel said. \u201cWe want the board to look at making cuts that are as far as possible removed from students.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Quesnel said further that BCSD Students First does not have a set structure and there are no formal meetings. Most communications within the group are made via telephone calls and emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\"> The petition is hosted at www.change.org. The petition went online on Friday, June 3, and by Monday afternoon had received 133 signatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Each time someone signs the petition, Clerk of the Board Amanda LaChance is notified by email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Quesnel said the new organization is pleased by the initial response, but does not have a goal for the number of signatures desired.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizen group wants reinstatement of Hispanic and special services liaisons BY JEAN JACQUES BOHL A\u00a0new group of Wood River Valley residents, using the name BCSD Students First, has started an online petition asking the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees to reject the district\u2019s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017. 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