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Dear pare
ents and patro
ons of the disstrict,
The Lakeland Joint Sch
hool District w
would like to
o thank you foor your unrellenting suppo
ort of our stu
udents.
As many of you know,, this is my first year as Su
uperintendennt in the Lakeeland Joint Scchool Districtt. I am
happy to partner with Lisa Sexton, Assistant Superintendentt, who has beeen part of th
his great district for
the paast 26 years. Her historiical knowledgge of our disstrict is an in
ntegral
asset. I have been
n thoroughly impressed w
with the level of dedicatio
on and
comm
mitment our sstaff and com
mmunity displlay for the yo
outh in our d
district.
This district
d
has bu
uilt a K‐12 eeducational syystem that m
makes our paatrons,
staff, p
parents, and students prooud. Students who have ggraduated fro
om our
high schools have gone on to pprestigious u
universities, the military, ccareer‐
techniical colleges, and trade schhools. We arre proud of our graduates – they
are maaking a differrence here annd throughou
ut the world. In fact, manyy of the
teache
ers and staff members cuurrently employed by the Lakeland Jt. School
Districct are former students andd work here b
because theyy want to raisse their
childre
en in this disttrict!
Historically, the comm
munity has sho
own strong support for ouur levies. Botth the Plant‐FFacility levy and the
Suppleme
ental Instructtional/Extra‐C
Curricular levvy expire thi s year. To continue thee district’s p
path of
academic excellence and
a student success, we are asking foor your support. It
“Quuality Schools
has been important to
o our parentss and patrons that our diistrict continu
ues to ensuure Quality
focus on ssmall neighbo
orhood schoo
ols. Financiallyy, it would bee more efficieent for Com
mmunities…
us to have fewer schools with large
l
enrollm
ments at eacch. However, the support our districct
March 14th.”
research clearly indicaates that stu
udent successs is strongly linked to po
ositive on M
relationsh
hips with adults. We kn
now that fee
eling connectted to schoo
ol and -Keevin Miller,
having a sense of saafety and se
ecurity is crittical for ourr students ‐ small Bussiness Owner &
Spirit Lake resideent
neighborh
hood schools provide this climate and cculture.
Unfortunaately, Idaho iss not a state tthat adequately
funds education – 93
9 out of the 115 scho
ool
districts in our state require
r
a local levy to me
eet
the educaational needss of their stu
udents. Idaho
o is
th
ranked 49
9 nationally,, in per pupil spending, w
with
only Utah spending less, as reported by the
t
Governingg.com reportt. The amoun
nt of money tthe
state send
ds each school district is based solely on
the numb
ber of studen
nts who attend school eaach
day. The
e state doess not provid
de funding for
buildings, nor does the state takke into accou
unt
how man
ny schools are in a districct. Due to the
t
state’s siggnificant lackk of funding caused by the
t
change to
o the tax stru
ucture in 200
06, our patro
ons
have bee
en called upo
on to support the small neighborho od school co
oncept of ou
ur district an
nd the
continuattion of our academic and e
extra‐curricular programs. We appreciate the generous support of our
patrons and look forwaard to a contiinued partnership.
The Lake
eland Jt. Scchool Districtt has a rep
putation for being
financially conservatiive and fiscaally responsiible. Our teeachers
have don
ne amazing w
work with few
w resources and materials over
the last several deccades. Durin
ng the 1980’’s, 90’s, and
d early
2000’s, this sustainedd us. Howeveer, with the ttechnological boom
that has occurred in tthe last 10‐15 years the eexpected outtcomes
for our students hhave changeed drasticallly. The bu
usiness
community in Idaho hhas communicated to us that they need our
students to have stroong skills in technology – graduates m
must be
able to co
ollaborate annd create prod
ducts online w
with people aall over
the world
d. Additionally, academic rigor and expectations inn our classroo
oms has risen
n significantlyy. The
standardss for which our studentss must show
w mastery haave changed drastically. Our teachers and
students aare working h
hard to keep up with the cchanges beingg made to our public education system.
on to navigating the changges to the ed
ducational syystem, our teeachers
In additio
are also working harrd to supporrt the sociall and emotioonal needs of our
students. As I am sure you are aw
ware, the fam
mily dynamic has changed across
our counttry – schoolss and parentss have becom
me partners to ensure th
he best
possible environments
e
s for our children. We must
m
work toogether to maintain
safety an
nd security as our top priority and
d ensure em
motional health is
we have the power
addressed
d. As memb
bers of the Laakeland Jt. School district w
to positive
ely impact the lives of our children every day.
do with
This year we are askingg our patronss to partner and support thhe work we d
our stude
ents every dayy in the classsroom. In the
e past, we haave asked for levy dollars tto help us maaintain
whatt we have always had
d. Now, wee have reached a
crosssroad. We m
must ask for levy dollars to help us add the
"My educa
ation in the Lak
keland School
District ha
as provided me
e with a strong
proggrams and reesources ourr students deesperately neeed to
foundation
n for success. My
M teachers
exce
el in school a nd to compeete for jobs in the 21st C
Century
expected me to do my best and
Glob
bal
Market
w
which
they
w
will
enter
upo
on
graduation
n from
encourag
ged me to truly
y understand
content frrom many diffe
erent
high school. Wee are countin
ng on the continued supp
port of
perspectives. Just rece
ently I was
our parents and patrons as w
we work together to ensurre that
accepted into the Easte
ern Washingto
on
our students aree ready to en
nter the nextt stage of their life
Doctorate
e of Physical Therapy
T
progra
am
when they walk across the sstage at grad
duation and accept
which acc
cepts less than
n 5% of its
theirr diplomas. TThis is a legacyy we can creaate together!
applicants
s. This achievement is shared
with all th
he teachers I have
h
had while
e at
Lakeland." Tyrel Derric
ck, 2015 Gradu
uate
Our intention iss to be transparent an
nd provide aall the
inforrmation you need to m
make an info
ormed decisiion on
Tuesday, March 14, 20
017. If you w
would like to know more aabout the up
pcoming levy election, cheeck out
www.lake
eland272.org or contact us directly at 6
687‐0431. W e would be h
happy to meett in person!
Thank you for your ge
enerous supp
port – strongg schools builld strong com
mmunities an
nd together w
we can
continue our path of academic exce
ellence and sttudent successs,
Dr. Becky Meyer
Lisa Sexton
Superinte
Assistant Supperintendentt of Teaching and Learningg
endent of Schools
Printting of this brochure was madde possible by
privatee contributionss.
No taxpayeer dollars were used.
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