Friday, May 27, 2005
Help Save Donner Trail School!
UPDATE (6/2): The school board voted Wednesday night to postpone the decision on closing Donner Trail! The school will remain open for another year to give the community and school board a chance to explore alternate funding and potential facility enhancements which could raise the student to teacher ratio to be inline with other TTUSD schools. Many thanks to everyone who helped with the effort to save Donner Trail!
The superintendent of Tahoe Truckee Unified School district is recommending the closure of your neighborhood school. The TTUSD Board of Trustees will be voting next Wednesday, June 1st. Please write emails in support of our school to each board member (see the links below) and please show your support by attending the board meeting at the Truckee Elementary School at 5pm on Wednesday, June 1st.
The Donner Trail School, located on old Hwy 40 near Kingvale is the standout school in the district and the only school dedicated to serving the summit. The superintendent is recommending "relocating" (ie. closing and forcing the students to be bussed) the students to Glenshire. Imagine the bus ride during the winter! Mr. Williams is making this single recommendation over and above the recommendations of the Budget Review Committee. The BRC exceeded the budgetary goals set by Mr. Williams and recommended keeping Donner Trail open.
It is critical that we contact the Board and inform them of our passion for our local school. Let them know that this decision is based on a flawed process. They did not seek community input nor contact any local organizations or consider the impact on local businesses and property values. Request a postponement to the decision until next year so that a proper evaluation of the budgetary issues and regional effects can be performed.
Here is the school's response to the district that will be distributed at the Board Meeting on June 1. It lists the possible costs or need for reallocations. Below are links to email the board member as well as their phone numbers. It is critical that we let them know the value of our school.
The superintendent of Tahoe Truckee Unified School district is recommending the closure of your neighborhood school. The TTUSD Board of Trustees will be voting next Wednesday, June 1st. Please write emails in support of our school to each board member (see the links below) and please show your support by attending the board meeting at the Truckee Elementary School at 5pm on Wednesday, June 1st.
The Donner Trail School, located on old Hwy 40 near Kingvale is the standout school in the district and the only school dedicated to serving the summit. The superintendent is recommending "relocating" (ie. closing and forcing the students to be bussed) the students to Glenshire. Imagine the bus ride during the winter! Mr. Williams is making this single recommendation over and above the recommendations of the Budget Review Committee. The BRC exceeded the budgetary goals set by Mr. Williams and recommended keeping Donner Trail open.
It is critical that we contact the Board and inform them of our passion for our local school. Let them know that this decision is based on a flawed process. They did not seek community input nor contact any local organizations or consider the impact on local businesses and property values. Request a postponement to the decision until next year so that a proper evaluation of the budgetary issues and regional effects can be performed.
Here is the school's response to the district that will be distributed at the Board Meeting on June 1. It lists the possible costs or need for reallocations. Below are links to email the board member as well as their phone numbers. It is critical that we let them know the value of our school.
Board Member Email Phone Kristy Olk 546-2927 Monty Folsom 582-8968 Patricia Gibbon-Johnson 582-5301 Mel Cone 587-7532 Cindy Gustafson 583-9317
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Meeting Minutes
Donner Summit Area Association
Board Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Ice Lakes Lodge
Type: Board Meeting
Attending:
Julie Davies
Lori VanMeter
Daniel Wexler
Ron Kolbe
John Kerrene
Kristy Champagne (honorary)
1. DSL meeting location confirmed for June 11th. Should we have it
outside or inside? Assume inside for slides and presentation, outside
for fun if it is beautiful.
Proposed agenda:
Report from outgoing board
Election of new board
Updates on projects and issues
2. DSAA wants to help get the out word about the Donner Summit Cleanup
Day on our mailing and via an email blast.
3. Lori wants to have help mailing out. Get permit for mailing for
next time. Dan can pay for stamps, John will stamp and send.
Julie calls DSPUD to get mailing list, Dan sends CSV list to Lori,
Lori prints the labels for John, Dan buys stamps at PO.
4. By laws. Lori has final draft with her. Approve mission and
vision statement. Final vision and mission to be included in
bylaws. Ron took over as Treasurer for excused members TonyB and
DevinWK. A move by dan a second by ron, vote to accept, motion
carries with none opposed.
5. All covered for meeting? June 11th, 10-12 am. We hope that Heidi will help
facilitate. Ron will check. Board will have a pre-meeting on
Thursday June 9th at 6:30pm at DSL to figure out logistics. Dan
will bring projector and slide set. Bylaws on website. Can we do
projector outside?
- Two types of membership, lori will send dan text.
- How will we do the vote? Write it out and pass it around or
print out a ballot at the event? Leave write-in space. Potential
nominees can contact the board ahead of time or at the event.
- Include a slide for placer county supervisor meeting
- Updates on projects? Traffic signs? Railroad? Royal Gorge status?
! Dan will mail placer and nevada ct supervisors about meeting. CC ron.
! Logo contest.
6. Ron mentions signitures on account issue. We must wait for our
official nonprofit business taxpayer id before we can open a bank
account. Need a letter that authorizes people to access account.
! Dan will prep letter for signiture.
