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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2005
Page
1
Six candidates vie for three Garden City Commission seats with four year terms for the top two and a two year term for the third. Leaders warn that building facilities requires long term maintenance plans and budget discipline.
Five candidates for USD 457 Board of Education debated the state school finance system and a tight district budget during a Wednesday night forum. Wright opposed using gambling money for schools, citing addiction concerns while Blackburn Hopkins Porter II Scheppner and Wright urged fixes, noting the formula is broken and legislation moves slowly toward Sebelius.
Betsy J. Graham, superintendent of Wewoka Public Schools in Oklahoma, visits USD 457 to tour the district and meet teachers staff and community members. A 4 30 p m public reception at the Educational Support Center precedes a 5 30 p m Board of Education interview. Graham has led Wewoka since 2000, while USD 457 notes district size is a fraction of their own. The board cites her 12 years as a superintendent and strong references as key qualifications. Wewoka’s 2003 racial makeup was 43 percent white 32 percent Native American and 22 percent black.
Garden City native Jim Randall says Garden City Community College is among Kansas best and he wants to serve as a trustee to help keep it a strong local asset. A former Marine and Western State Bank vice president, he cites the college as a vital employer and affordable starting point for education, noting its value as a community resource.
Kansas lawmakers pass a plan to raise public school spending up to 127 million dollars annually sending it to Governor Kathleen Sebelius. Wichita attorney Alan Rupe calls the proposal an insult to Kansas students and the state constitution, criticizing its adequacy to meet a Supreme Court order.
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