In January, Gov. Mitch Daniels began cutting school funding. Our district is now dealing with a $600,000 budget cut. Big changes are going to be happening. All decisions will be made on March 15th. Until then, we are just praying for wisdom for those making decisions. The biggest concern for me right now after speaking with the elementary principal last night, is the strong possibility of the schools having to cut bus routes which would lengthen the school day by an hour and 20 minutes. All day kindergarten was hard for me to think about when it was 8:00-2:30 but 8:00 to 3:40 for a 5 year old just seems way too long. If this would happen, we would strongly consider homeschooling. They will most likely be closing Matthews and Washington schools which will of course bring big changes to Upland Elementary with having to add an extra classroom per grade.
I told Drew when I got home last night that he should have been the one to go to the Kindergarten registration. Sending his pregnant, emotional wife was not the best idea for a normal registration without budget cut craziness.
There are a lot of parents who would have easily sent their children to Upland Elementary that are now reconsidering that. Pray for wisdom and guidance and that governments and school boards would find ways to provide quality education in spite of an economic recession.
