COAL FOR SUPERINTENDENT MARK CAMPBELL'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING

December 9, 2013

COAL FOR SUPERINTENDENT MARK CAMPBELL'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING

Dear Friends, Supporters, Families, Kids and everyone:

It is with a heavy heart that this gramma has to hang up a closed sign above the "Campaign to Save The After School Program at San Andreas Elementary School." We failed in our attempts to keep the wonderful after school program open.

After Christmas break, 30 kids will be without care after school everyday, As a result, the already small San Andreas Elementary School will be losing as many as 10 children January 2014 as their parents scramble to find other schools, other programs to enroll their kids in.

I am very disappointed in the CUSD school board, but lay the entire mess at Superintendent Mark Campbell's feet. He created this situation and did not want to rectify it.  Now due to his ineptness, San Andreas Elementary School will be minus at least $40,000.00 per year in revenue due to the fact some kids have to transfer out.

I recently discovered this same elementary school has the worst absenteeism/truancy record in the state as well as plummeting test scores.  Maybe it is for the best these families will be removing their kids from this poorly performing school.

I wish everyone a Happy Holiday and thanks to all for their wonderful support. Kudos to everyone from The Calaveras Enterprise and their hard-working editors and reporters, to the countless families and friends who pitched in to help us, to those who endured long hours at CUSD meetings. A special thank you goes out also to all who took the time to sign our change.org petition. We had more than 225 signatures!!   Your efforts were appreciated and even though we may have lost for the moment, we are all winners--and we did it for a bunch of wonderful kids.They are our future!

Oh, and to our elected officials, get ready for some tough re-election campaigning and spending next election time!