╨╧рб▒с>■  %'■   $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴ Ё┐▄ bjbjрр "ВjВj▄       lиииииии╝ZZZZ f ╝╢~~~~~~~~ЦШШШШШШ$═ эА╝и~~~~~╝Юии~~╤ЮЮЮ~и~и~ЦЮ~ЦЮ°ЮЦииЦ~r А[╛─╝ЮZФ ЦЦч0ЦmЮmЦЮ╝╝ииии┘ CCHS is at a crossroads this spring. For decades the school has provided extraordinary programs and opportunities to students. The quality of our graduates speaks volumes about the effectiveness of the programs. This has been possible for several reasons. First, the students who attend CCHS are wonderful young people who come from homes where they are loved and nurtured. They come to us with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to be successful. Second, the teachers who work at CCHS are intelligent, sensitive, and caring professionals who inspire students to explore, to create, and to excel. Third, the community as a whole has valued education and has manifested that value with appropriate funding. The quality of the youth we see is not changing and will not change, because the community and family structure are essentially sound. The quality of the professional staff will not diminish because those who are here are completely committed and we are still attracting the best candidates to fill openings. The reference to the crossroads is that the appropriate funding may be in jeopardy even thought the community value for education may not change. This spring voters will debate the merits of appropriately funding the education system and CCHS in particular. Just this week I saw a Journal letter reference to a УbloatedФ budget. The budget problems are not the result of bloating. In fact, we have been cutting each year I have been here. I cannot speak to before that time. The budget problems are directly related to massive reductions in state transportation support, state special education support, and Chapter 70, general education support. What has not been reduced has been level funded in the face of escalating costs. There are no new programs. The few course additions or changes are either grant funded or at the expense of another course. Secretarial, custodial, and maintenance staff have been reduced. Supplies, materials, and textbook accounts have been reduced more than 20%. This years reductions, without appropriate support from the community, will include administrators, teachers, and programs. Some of the programs are encompassed within the school day. Most of the programs are after school co-curricular and sports. No question, the essential richness of the CCHS education is at stake. I ask, no plead, that the citizens become familiar with the issues. Attend MondayТs Parent Association meeting. 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