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Advocates testify at state senate hearing

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Indiana General Assembly logoAs the state budget continues to move toward a vote in the Indiana Senate, Oriole Advocates are working hard to support revisions in funding for education. Our position is that the proposed budget for education will have a negative impact on schools that are most in need and will hit Avon schools particularly hard.

Two Oriole Advocates testified before the Indiana State Senate School Funding Subcommittee meeting yesterday, March 13, 2017, with a powerful statement on the negative impact of this proposed budget. Sarah Parent of the Oriole Advocates Executive Committee and Dr. Scott Wyndham, who is both an Oriole Advocate and Director of Finance and Operations for the Avon Community School Corporation, presented their statements to the committee.

Pdf_download_iconSarah Parent Senate testimony 3-13-17

Pdf_download_iconDr. Scott Wyndham Budget Testimony 3-13-17

When video is available from the Indiana General Assembly website, we will add it here.

State-wide, the proposed budget increases the amount to education at a level that does not keep pace with inflation. This alone is a problem – a budget that doesn’t keep up with increasing expenses means schools will face cuts. When viewing the funding changes by district, the story becomes even more dire. Under the House-approved budget, Avon will be forced to cut programs and staff, while educating the same number of students or more.

Now is the time to act! Please read our previous post for more information to write letters, emails or phone calls. The budget will soon be heading to a Senate vote – changes need to be made NOW.

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