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Marching for Schools
RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona Arizona Wednesday, March 10, 2010- 3A
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SEDONA RED ROCK HIGH
school performance arts
instructor Terry Bramwell, right,
along with teachers and parents
from across Yavapai County
hold signs alongState Route
179 in the Village of Oak Creek
on Thursday, March 4 (above).
The March 4 schools event had
statewide protests and rallies
to have teachers, education
professionals and parents share
their opinions about how state
budget cuts affect their schools.
Big Park Community School
student Elise McClain, 14, left,
along with fifth-grade teacher
Cindy Ramirez hold a sign along
State Route 179 in the Village of
Oak Creek on Thursday, March
4, protesting state educational
budget cuts in a Statewide
protest (right).
Tom Hood/Larson Newspapers
Sedona school district
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Aylstock said no final deci-
sions have been made on what
programs or services will be cut,
because right now everything is
in the discussion stages.
He also said the district
is looking at April 15 as the
date when it wants to offer
contracts to teachers to .be fair to
everyone.
The board was told the district
lost 40 students this year from its
2008-2009 enrollment numbers
from last year, resulting in more
than a $1.00,000 decrease in
revenue.
Aylstock said the Sedona
school district is not the only one
being impacted by the economy,
and he mentioned it is looking
into sharing services with other
nearby districts to save costs.
West Sedona School Principal
Lisa Hirsch said the tide could be
turning, mentioning 13 students
recently enrolled at her school.
A few of the students were
former charter school attendees.
and a few others came from the
Phoenix area and Verde Valley.
Surber said it is extremely
important for the school district
.to retain students it has and
Mike Aylstock at its meeting
Thursday, March 4.
Aylstock said he has been
invited to speak at a Sedona
Chamber of Commerce meeting
to talk about the 1 percent sales
tax increase and what it means
to education.
He told the board even if
voters approve the increase in
the May election, there would
still be huge and significant cuts
in education because of less
funding.
"If [the proposal] does not
pass it would give the governor
and Legislature a license to
gut education," he said, adding
lawmakers • would think the
public does not place a priority
on education.
In an attempt to garner support.
residents of Sedona are trying to
convince people to vote for the
increase and are holding signs
along State Route 89A.
Aylstock also mentioned the
district has already had its soft
capital fund cut by $160,000.
He said the state is now
talking about cutting $180,000
from funding for full-day kinder-
garten, which, he added, is one
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