One of the stated goals in Support Our Schools’ mission statement is to encourage cost-saving initiatives while maintaining a high standard of educational excellence in our schools. In the past few years, one half of that equation — educational excellence — has taken a back seat to the other concern — cost savings — particularly [...]
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Support Our Schools
SOS is a grass-roots organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening our public schools. Our goals include engaging the community in the school budget process, exploring numerous ways of increasing funding to our schools, and encouraging cost saving initiatives while maintaining a high standard of educational excellence.
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