MARCH 19, 2013 - The Twin Valley School Board gave a solid ‘no’ to a controversial compacting schedule proposal at last night’s monthly board meeting at Twin Valley High School. Despite the wet and freezing conditions outside, it was standing room only inside at the board meeting, and an eruption of applause occurred following the unanimous vote against the compacted scheduling proposal – one which would have reduced the districts $1.2 million budget shortfall by $800K through the elimination of six high school and six middle school teaching positions in the district.

With the compacted schedule getting the thumbs down, the district must now look for other ways to trim back its $52 million dollar budget for 2013-14. Many of those in attendance also came to voice their concerns over another suggestion that has been discussed as a means to get the budget back into the black – reducing the Kindergarten program at the district from full day down to a half day.

During the public comments portion of the meeting, attendee Melissa Horst, a parent with children in Honey Brook Elementary, expressed her concerns over the education level of her daughter, who had been though the full-day Kindergarten program, would compare to that of her son, whose Kindergarten experience is upcoming.