Another school budget season, another round of cuts to extracurriculars, classroom aides, and building maintenance while administrators offer the same tired phrase: doing more with less.
I have two kids in District 101. I've watched class sizes grow and elective offerings shrink for four consecutive years. At some point, 'more with less' just means less.
The state funding formula sends more dollars to our district than it did five years ago, but local property tax revenue has not kept pace with inflation or enrollment growth.
Our school board has tough choices to make. But the framing of "fiscal responsibility" should not become cover for a slow erosion of the educational experience our kids deserve.
— David Prentiss, Batavia