$60M School Referendum Proposal
From:
Anne Hoops
Date:
May 15 22:44 UTC
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The fact that a survey was commissioned doesn't mean that the District
doesn't have a rational, data-based assessment of its needs. Contact
any board member and I suspect s/he can rattle off a strong case
without breaking a sweat. But MPS must go to the people for the
money, and it would be madness not to have some data on how much
people are willing to spend and for what purposes. This actually
sounds a little like something from a civics textbook, updated for the
21st century by the inclusion of paid pollsters.
Brad Peterson
Field Parent
Kingfield Resident
On May 15, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Constance Sullivan wrote:
>>
> Connie here: What bothers me here is that the $60 million figure is
> based on a telephone survey of randomly-selected people, rather than
> on a rational, data-based assessment by the District of what is
> needed to fund what.
>
> I'm unimpressed. I hope the School Board anticipates questions about
> that and has better answers the next time.
>
> Connie
> Como, in Southeast Minneapolis
> --
> Constance A. Sullivan