By Fred Klein
A diverse group of over 40 islanders has been meeting with a goal “to reach a [intlink id=”11846″ type=”post”]consensus on a way forward[/intlink] to ensure that the facilities of the OISD are adequate to meet our collective responsibility for the education of our community’s children; and to draft a statement of the consensus to be published and shared with the community at large.”
The group’s work continues, but it spent about three hours addressing the[intlink id=”11888″ type=”post”]$900k grant[/intlink] specifically since the School Board will be deciding whether or not to accept the grant at it’s next meeting.
Accordingly, we wish to state the following:
We 41 citizens of Orcas Island, dedicated to building a consensus to assure appropriate educational facilities, do collectively encourage the Orcas Island School Board to accept the $900,000.00 grant and acquire the funds necessary to match this grant and make the immediate repairs to the Elementary School essential for the health and safety of our community’s public school children.
Anyone wishing to know the names of the persons participating in this group can telephone or email Fred Klein (376-5377) (fklein@orcasonline.com).
At the close of this group’s final meeting on Saturday, April 9th, it shall distribute its consensus-based recommendations to the community at large on the broader issues facing our public school facilities on Orcas.
Margie, thank you for attending these meetings and witnessing this event regarding this issue. Clyde Duke