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What additional information would you like to stay informed?

Who has the power to make the decision?
Better communication about meetings – paper and radio
Poor timing of meetings. Tonight
How will the decision be made?
What will happen to the 2 buildings?
Schedule of additional meetings?
Should be a public vote on auditorium – bid decision
If stimulus money comes in are we still talking closing buildings?
Don’t forget this is a very emotional issue for both communities
More to this decision than money
Report the responses in the school newsletter
Newspaper, Radio
Town meetings are hard because many people can’t make it.
We would like to speak to the board personally instead of town meeting.
In trying times why don’t we consider a salary freeze – we can keep the quality of education without losing staff.
88 students/parents signed a petition to save and start charging for concerts to defray the costs.
Why are we in the red?
What if we say in 2 years we’ve made a big mistake after closing Dumont after closing auditorium?
We want to see ideas from all groups.
Amount of stimulus? How can it be used? How will it be used?
When will board meetings be held?
What would happen to building if closed? Could they be re-used?
How will students fit into four buildings?
How will you keep 4^th and 5^th graders apart from 6^th-8^th grades?
What are the fire codes in the buildings – will code be met with new plan? What will the construction costs be?
More public meetings to keep public informed (better publicized)
State and Federal representatives invited to future public meetings
If Iowa Falls is closing their Alternative High School, should we open one? If theirs didn’t work why would ours?
More concrete options on plays and concerts
What do athletics cost? How much revenue is generated?
Did the supt. get a raise?
True cost of grant/one-time funded positions that the district continues to fund
Has Supt. looked into the “negative grant” and other funding options?
If the money issues have been on-going for several years (overspending) is the solving of the problem in such a short time frame unrealistic? – All cuts can’t be made in one school year.
How many new teachers (total) is the district intending to hire next year?
Paper – why wasn’t this meeting in the paper, radio?
Mail info to every resident
School newsletter – this meeting was not in the newsletter, nor was the last meeting.
Feeling that meetings are trying to be held under the radar.
Feel like secrets are being kept.
Email –parents email, school website, daily/weekly updates on website (twitter)
What will happen to Dumont building if closed?
What happens to support staff at Dumont if closed?
Will smaller shipments of goods (due to lack of storage room) cost more? Will the difference be offset?
Will Auditorium be torn down or sold?
If close 2 buildings, where do kids go?
What happens to property tax if close Dumont?
Where would performances be held if Auditorium closes?
Where would money come from to tear down Auditorium/Dumont?

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