Support Our Schools

Archive for December, 2008

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      • Beyond sports, activity fees too
      • For private institutions, costs pinch in tough economy
      • Sports user fees at high schools north of Boston
      • The soaring price of suiting up
    • Question #1
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• Recent Posts

  • Tell the towns the schools need their Fair Share
  • The SOS Fair Share Position
  • Show your elected officials that you care about the quality of our schools.
  • Voice your concerns in a (very) tough budget year
  • Cutler boiler project passes ballot vote in both towns
  • Hamilton, don’t forget to vote tomorrow!

• • Downloadable Files

    • a) Best Places to Live 2009
    • b) The Smartest Public High Schools
    • c) HW School District Positions Lost since FY2002 (Excel)
    • d) School Committee’s Detailed PowerPoint Presentation of the FY09 Budget
    • e) January 24, 2008 School Comm. Forum (PowerPoint)
    • f) Current Fiscal Conditions: Schools - Statewide (PDF, published 1/08 by the DOE)
    • g) Schools Budget Situation - Statewide (PowerPoint, published 1/08 by the DOE)
    • h) Hamilton Financial History - PowerPoint, January 2008
    • h) Hamilton’s Financial History - Excel Spreadsheet by Marc Johnson
    • i) Private High School Costs 2007-2008
    • j) Donation Form (PDF)

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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.
  There are 113 Posts and 7 Comments so far.

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