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Wanted: Business Manager
Thanks to public documents released to Shorewoodian and seasoned reporter Geoff Davidian, we know that the district business manager...

Emily Berry
Mar 30, 20193 min read
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There are facts and then there's FACT
Time for another installment of "things you might be assuming..." about our district's facilities planning, financing and taxes. This...

Emily Berry
Feb 5, 20193 min read
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What does it mean to "Say Yes" to our schools?
I see there's a campaign to tie the referendum question to the idea of supporting our schools and community: Catchphrase, "Say Yes to...

Emily Berry
Jan 19, 20193 min read
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It just got real...
Tonight the school board officially placed two questions on the ballot for April 2, 2019: one asking voters for permission to borrow $65...

Emily Berry
Jan 16, 20194 min read
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Are you assuming your taxes are set as low as possible?
It's time for a second post challenging assumptions I think folks might be making about our school district. The assumption: That the...

Emily Berry
Jan 14, 20194 min read
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I'm in.
Shorewood, welcome to campaign season 2019! This year I'll be on the ballot as a candidate for school board, and I'll be knocking on...

Emily Berry
Jan 3, 20194 min read
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What happens when you assume?
Whether you support a potential $65 million bond issue to pay for facilities improvements in our school district or not, I hope you will...

Emily Berry
Dec 18, 20184 min read
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School leaders hear what they want to hear: a "yes."
Tonight's school board meeting will include a review of survey responses from the community gauging our tolerance for borrowing and...

Emily Berry
Nov 13, 20186 min read
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Facilities plans are crystallizing - are you paying attention?
There were a good two dozen people in attendance at Tuesday's annual meeting, present to listen to the highlights of the school...

Emily Berry
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Cheers to showing up
There were a good two dozen people in attendance at Tuesday's annual meeting, present to listen to the highlights of the school...

Emily Berry
Aug 30, 20183 min read
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Walls have a way of getting political.
UPDATE/POSTSCRIPT: The special Friday the 13th meeting resulted in a reversal - the wall has indeed been knocked down. Lots of wasted...

Emily Berry
Jul 11, 20188 min read
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Spending plans for 2018-2019
Tuesday's regular meeting was much shorter than usual and was missing two board members, but the remaining three voted on significant...

Emily Berry
Jun 27, 20182 min read
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Laying the groundwork for a big pile of debt
I'll start this post with a positive: a room full of people showed up last week to hear about the district's facilities plan and the role...

Emily Berry
Jun 12, 20186 min read
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Maintenance and Operations: How Shorewood Measures Up
[Important edits made to this post Tuesday, March 13 regarding the data cited here] Spend a lot of time in any of our schools, and...

Emily Berry
Mar 13, 20185 min read
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Accounting matters
This is an archived post from my original site, originally posted Dec. 4, 2017 If you were among the dozen or so folks who showed up at...

Emily Berry
Jan 16, 20186 min read
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