Public comments from the 3/8/10 Board of Education meeting inspired the following post.

Some of the issues raised at the Board of Education meeting are listed below. The Board of Education members face balancing the needs of all students and numerous programs. The economy and expected budget cuts weigh heavily on everyone's minds.

Vying for funds:

• Milford Youth Lacrosse Program wants the high schools to offer Lacrosse as a sport. They presented a proposal to the Board of Education and Acting Superintendent Mike Cummings has already agreed to meet with the group.

• Will there be paraprofessional support for some children attending Camp Happiness? While Camp Happiness is a Recreation Department program, the school system provides services to some of the special education children. What is the status of Camp Happiness?
• The Mayor did not include the East Shore Middle School addition in his recommended bonding package forwarded to the Board of Aldermen. The need was established in 2002 and remains an issue today. What is the Board of Education’s plan to deal with this ongoing need? Why was the East Shore Middle School addition dropped?
• Concern over how the present and future legal fee expenditures will affect the education budget this year was voiced by a couple of commenters.

How will the Board members respond to these issues and how will they prioritize the final education budget?