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Special Whatcom Middle School Alert
The following letter was sent to me by a Whatcom Middle School parent, regarding the near-future plan for either keeping displaced Whatcom students and teachers separated, or possibly finding a solution to bring them back together. Please read and TAKE ACTION!
On Thursday, December 10, at 7:30pm, an important school board meeting will be held. Decisions are being made right now about Whatcom Middle School students’ interim placement for the remainder of this year, and very soon about next year and beyond.
We are a group of concerned Whatcom parents urging parents to:
1. Call school board members directly, now, before Thursday to express your opinion.
2. Attend Thursday’s meeting, if possible.
The board will be meeting with Sherrie Brown, acting superintendant, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, prior to the board meeting on Thursday, which is why they need to hear our opinions during this time.
Our belief is Whatcom kids and staff must be kept together. We want the school district to look at solutions that keep our children and teachers unified in one place. We do not want them to split up the kids and teachers among various schools, a distinct possibility. The rebuild is suggested to take 2-3 years at a minimum, so these decisions also affect elementary school parents. See our petition text at the end of this message for our full view.
Get Involved: Parent Meeting
We will be holding a meeting for interested parents, especially Whatcom and its elementary feeder schools, on Tuesday, December 8, 7:30pm at the Fountain Community Church at 2100 Broadway (and Halleck). Our goal is to organize a speaker(s) for the school board meeting.
Take Action: Phone calls & emails
We need as many people as possible to call board members and to use the “Listening Post” link in the next few days. The board notes the numbers of calls and emails they receive from parents and community members. WE MUST MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD NOW! Please don’t delay.
School board contacts: The new board members have not yet been sworn in, so this is the current list.
- Kenneth Gass 671-1993
- Kelly Bashaw 220-4006
- Melody Rhode 738-6017
- Stephen Schoenfeld 756-0498
- Ann Whitmyer 671-7404
Listening Post district link: https://www.piersystem.com/go/survey/420/968/.
You can also send a letter to 1306 Dupont Street Bellingham, WA 98225.
Attend The Meeting!
We would also like to have as many parent representatives as possible in attendance from all the “feeder” elementary schools (Columbia, Parkview, Roosevelt, Sunnyland, and Silver Beach). Please forward this on to parents in these neighborhoods.
It’s easy: Copy from our Petition Statement!
Feel free to draw from the petition statement (Located HERE) when addressing board members. We need to present a united front.
Questions? Contact Joanna Nesbit at joannanesbit ‘at’ comcast ‘dot’ net or 671-3251, or Todd Donovan at 647-8520 or donovan66 ‘at’ msn ‘dot’ com.
