Posted on July 3 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The bill does create jobs, however most of the jobs require specific education, and therefore creates more demand for jobs already in demand, such as truck drivers and electricians. By the time a person goes to finish getting certified to complete one of the needed certifications, the jobs have already gone to previously qualified individuals. I would like to see a bill that provides training on the job for these green energy jobs.

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Posted on March 3 at 8:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I chose to enroll my child in Lake Mills after I moved to Emmons, since the Emmons school was closed and I did a little homework on the education choices. Lake Mills is a big enough town to support its school and is not in danger of closing any time soon. It is hard for children to have to switch schools, sometimes several times. I hate to say it, but most small towns cannot afford to operate their own school, and the children will need to travel to the nearest towns with financially sound schools. Young families are not choosing small town life as often, especially as travel costs rise and the economy sinks. As far as class sizes in Lake Mills go, most classes I have seen have less than 20 students, most less than 16. I admit that I was surprised to be asked to supply a few things such as dry erase markers, but I would rather supply a few incidentals for the classroom if it meant keeping my child to a regular five day week.

Four day weeks will be a painful adjustment to many families, where often both parents work, if there are two parents in the home. Children young enough to need extra daycare will have difficulty finding options for that one day a week. Children too old for daycare still need some supervision, or they will have the opportunity to become involved in activities that are inappropriate or dangerous. The four day week proposal only helps to meet the budget problem by 25 percent. How else the the school intend to meet the other 75 percent of the deficit?
I agree that children's attention spans and sleep requirements will suffer as a result of the longer days, as will the teachers' patience. After school activities will almost definitely see a drop in attendance when students start falling asleep through out the day.

In a separate note as far as fund raising for the school goes, I would much rather donate $20 directly to the school than spend it on a t-shirt that the school pays for, wasting some of the money gathered in the fundraiser.

On Glenville-Emmons parents favor plan to switch to a four-day school week