Can you believe it's almost November? I guess today's cold rain, sleet, and snow flurries reminded us that fall is quickly winding down!
I have purposefully not written much lately, feeling the need to provide grace to our teachers, staff, and admin team as we adjust to the daily challenges educating our children during a pandemic brings. I do think it's important to highlight a few things. First, let's celebrate because we have completed our $7 million bonding project on time, under budget, and the results are spectacular. The classroom wing and gymnasium look wonderful and are functioning great. Thank you again to each of you who helped shape, inform, and for continuing to support our district. As a reminder, because we were significantly under budget, we were able to address the following items:
I also want to celebrate how our staff (building administrators down to support staff) have handled the pandemic. We live in very stressful times. We are asking them to do the impossible. My heart breaks for how Columbia's education community is being torn apart because of disagreements among what's best for their students, teachers, and staff. We've worked together, are adjusting, and I am grateful for how our community has handled the delicate balance of the threat of the pandemic with our goals of educating children in our community. If you missed my "nerdy" items, here's a few highlights:
Lastly, there has been much social media conversation around bullying in our district the past several weeks. Bullying isn't and shouldn't be tolerated. It is investigated when shared. Board policy provides the school flexibility to handle these situation to the best of their knowledge. I want to ensure our community knows bullying is taken seriously. If you are concerned about bullying being an issue, please do reach out. Thank you for your support and for all each of you do to make our community a great place to be. Until next time, Craig
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11/9/2022 02:38:46 am
Study day important Mr budget. Property smile leader treat. Have item know.
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