A 'YES' Vote is a Vote for Progressive Education
On June 9th, 2009 a referendum question will be brought to vote in the Town Of Woodstock:
Shall the Town of Woodstock adopt an ordinance in accordance with Sections 9-203 and 9-205 of the General Statutes of Connecticut to reduce the Board of Education from its present nine members to seven, thereby causing the terms of all present members to terminate on November 2, 2009 and seven members of the Board shall be elected; four members to hold office for two years and three members to hold office for four years, each from the date of election, and, at each town election thereafter, shall elect members of such board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of four years from the date of election.
Why the Petitioners Feel this Initiative is Necessary
Promotes more ownership by parents and citizens; It is the hope of the petitioners that the newly elected BOE will welcome more productive involvement by those who would like to help shape our school system through positive engagement and service on subcommittees.
Reduction of Number and Terms: The current six year term required for BOE candidates causes the inability of the political committees to attract appropriate candidates. If the initiative is successful, terms will be reduced to 2 and 4 years initially and 4 years thereafter with a board of seven.
Ceasing the current atmosphere of divisiveness with the Academy, parents, citizenry and other elected Boards; this is the first step in restoring an education agenda to serve the children of Woodstock.
Over the last number of years the current Board of Education has lost its focus on serving the children of Woodstock. Rather, they have gone on an empire building crusade that has been financed with MANY THOUSANDS of our children’s education tax dollars in bringing forth proposals such as:
The 9th Grade Hold Back Proposal
The BOE/Breen/Academy Proposal
Advocating for the Repeal of Proposition 46
And MORE…It is past time to return to an Education Agenda for the children of Woodstock.
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