SubscribeDr Pat Herdrich, Superintendent of West Bend Schools, and the leadership team presented a summary to the School Board at the June 21 meeting of their requests and recommendations to the State Legislature. The document included discussion of the negative impact of the School Levy credit on school funding and the unsustainability of the revenue [...]
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Letter to Senator Grothman
Dr. Herdrich wrote the following letter to Senator Glenn Grothman in response to comments he made at a legislative breakfast. Parts of the letter are also directed at Representative Pat Strachota. There is a lot of passion in the local debate regarding the best way to address the financial problems the district is facing. It appears [...]
There Is No Smoking Gun
In response to the latest round of budget cuts and last fall’s tax increases, it has been popular for citizens to try to blame the School Board and administrators for all the “waste” in the system. Many are looking for the so-called “smoking gun(s)” and a recent letter written to School Board member Lynn Corazzi is [...]
The Cut List
The West Bend School District proposed cuts for 2010-11 were outlined at the Board meeting and work session on Monday night. The cuts are required to bring the budget under the revenue caps and as a result of reduced state funding for schools, and it totals $2 million. This previous article outlines the reasons for [...]
West Bend School District Considering Suing the State
WEst Bend School District exploring lawsuit based on unfunded mandates
The Last 2 School Board Meetings
A summary of the West Bend School Board meetings on September 26 and October 12, 2009 regarding the property tax levy.