Come out and support Education!

Dear Parents-

Did you know that Frederick County ranks in 8th in MD for wealth, but 19th out of 24 in per pupil spending.  And that spending by the county has been flat for the last 5 years, despite increased numbers of UNFUNDED mandates coming from the state and national levels?  How are we suppose to provide a quality education for our children without the funds that our county commissioners feel that we can do without?
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing with time for public comment at Oakdale High School tonight, May 6th at 6pm regarding the upcoming budget.  The BoCC is highly unlikely to fully fund the proposed budget unless community members show up in LARGE numbers to show that education needs to be their priority.  If you can't make the meeting, please contact them via email or phone to tell them that you are a constituent who will not support their reelection if they cannot commit to giving your children a quality education. 
The bare minimum allowed by law is not okay for my child's education and tonight's meeting is important.  I've never been to one of these hearings, but I know FCPS needs your support now more than ever. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsThmorYGnE&feature=youtu.be

This is a link to a youtube video by Dr. Alban on why tonight is so important.  Check it out and please consider coming out to support our education system.

Thanks for your support!  Please forward this to any parents you know.  As parents, we need to stand together to support our children!

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    SMILES  :)
-Jen Waugaman-

jenwaugaman@gmail.com