Cody Fisher and Cheryl Riedinger lurking in the wings.

EVERYONE knows there will be cuts but not 18. This way – by not getting rid of entire classifications of people – the board can look at everyone equally. You’ll notice the business manager was not on the term list though she is at at-will employ like many others.

The board DID have guts to not be manipulated by this administration. They also had the guts to NOT offer the principal another contract thereby giving themselves opportunity to be fair and equal when the cuts DO come.

Back when I was in school the smartest kids in the class were the “aides” to the teacher. In one class, a combined 4th/5th grade we had over 60 students in that class. It was a private school and we all made it through those two grades.

105 School districts in Idaho is just inherently wasteful and everyone knows it. Next year we can only hope the Legislature deals with this issue. Seed Corn destruction and other metaphors for perceived underfunding of education are wearing thin.

Pay teachers what they are worth, get rid of the admin. bloat, and use more internet based education tools. The “Outback” of Australia might be a good model to copy for rural kids.

I frankly am tired of funding public college courses and degrees that don’t preapre students for a job. We need more math and science educated people and fewer bankers and wall street robber-barrons. A degree in any number of courses do nothing but churn out people with degrees, no skills and huge college debts that will follow these kids to their graves.