[School Board] Positive Problem-solvers

[Sharon Erickson Ropes]

Hi guys,     FYI: Some positive problem-solvers will be coming to the next board meeting to address the SB during Parent/Community Comment.  I believe they will be bringing tangible offers of support for several of the community-wide solutions we've discussed at recent meetings.      Steve asked Mayor Miller recently how the City might be able to help, so several staffers will have some exciting possibilities to offer on Thursday.     Parents have been researching costs related to some of the Lincoln moving estimates, and will have some eye-opening, much-lower estimates and committments for volunteer & professional help.     Community members with better technology and software than WAPS will present markedly different, verifiable data related to enrollment projections and budget shortfalls.     The WSU Ed partnership group will have met that Monday and may have more details to offer.     There is a lot of momentum building across the entire district to deal with excess capacity in a synergistic way. People are stepping up to committing time, talent, services and dollars to support a healthy approach to solving our excess capacity challenge.     Thanks, Sharon