Letters - Aug. 26, 2010

New School Year

Earlier this year in the wake of a failed levy, board members and the superintendent of Colfax’s School District took the brunt of negative feedback. The problems are real and should not be glossed over. But, it is important to acknowledge the efforts being made to restore trust and improve communication among staff and community.

Monday night the school board and administrators discussed specific plans to improve confidence and open wide the channels of communication. A few of those plans include open forums; one on one board member involvement with classified and certified st...