Vote! Today – Keep Bonnie on Board

Just a reminder, today is the first day of early voting for our School Board members. From Bonnie Longnion:

Friends, parents, students, community leaders, educators, voters, and taxpayers, a reminder that there is a school board election. Early voting begins Monday, April 27, 2009, and continues through May 5. May 9 is election date! (Polling sites and times are below). Please forward this message to those individuals you feel are interested in maintaining, enhancing, and supporting our high quality school districtl The school board continues to systematically address on-going challengfes — particularly funding issues. Encourage your friends to vote during early voting or election date. Thanks for sharing the information with others….remember to vote!! Thanks. Keep Bonnie on Board Ø Action Oriented — Solution Focused Ø Achievement Oriented– Partnership Focused Ø Accountability Oriented – Shared Responsibility Focused = A+ RESULTS Early Vote (April 27-May 5) or Vote May 9, 2009 www.bonnieonboard.net for more information on Bonnie. Dr. Bonnie Longnion is committed to the following priorities: · Maintaining and enhancing quality education programs, services and facilities · Managing state funding crisis · Ensuring student safety and security · Addressing growth challenges, and · Securing competitive employee salaries and benefits Early Voting April 27 (Mon.) through May 5 (Tues.), 2009 (All precincts can vote at any site.) Site Address Date Time City of Humble, Council Chamber 114 W. Higgins Street, Humble, TX April 27-May 1 May 4-May 5 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Humble ISD Adminstnistration Building 20200 Eastway Village Humble, TX April 27-May 1 May 4-May 5 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Instructional Support Center 4810 Magnolia Cove Dr. Kingwood, TX April 27-May 1 May 4-May 5 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Election Day Voting May 9, 2009 (Saturday), 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Polling Pl # Site and Location Address Precincts 1 The City of Humble/Council Chamber 114 W. Higgins Street, Humble, TX 108, 334, 598, 599, & 776 2 North Belt Elementary 8105 North Belt Drive Humble, TX 45, 83, 363, 380, 742, 799, 840, 841, & 847 3 Oaks Elementary 5858 Upper Lake Drive Humble, TX 351, 388, 658, 659, 674, & 764 4 Foster Elementary 1800 Trailwood Village Kingwood, TX 199, 469 5 Kingwood Middle 2407 Pine Terrace Kingwood,TX 340, 357, 590, 635, 636, & 758 6 Creekwood Middle 3603 Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood, TX 459, 563, 612, 670, & 760 Political Advertising Paid for by Keep Bonnie on Boarda Carol McCord, Campaign Treasurer One Kingwood Place, Suite 101, Kingwood, Texas 77339 Subscribed to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices

Letter from Humble ISD Board Members

A Letter to the parents, employees, and taxpayers of Humble Independent School
District:
Over the last several weeks, we have received literally thousands of e-mails from
you about the current financial situation of Humble ISD and next year’s budget.
Although we have tried to respond to as many of you as possible, we think that it
is important, as people elected by you and as trustees of your tax dollars and the
education provided by this district, to give you more detail about the district’s
current situation so that you know what we are up against. We decided that an
open letter is the best way to convey what we know.
It is beyond dispute that Humble ISD currently is facing a budget crisis. If we
continue current operations without change, Humble is faced with a projected
shortfall of $25 million for the 2008-09 school year. The district has made budget
cuts totaling over $17.5 million over the last seven years while at the same time
educating an additional 8,000 students, but these previous cuts were targeted to
limit the impact on education and how the district operates.
Indeed, many with children in the district should not have noticed a change in
service, and our student’s test scores are improving yearly. The cuts that we are
currently facing, however, will require ending some programs, classes and
extracurricular activities that Humble has offered for decades.
In short, the cuts we are being forced to make will be felt across the district and at
every level.

We are in this crisis because of the current way our state funds public education.