NSD Board Meeting reflection

Thank you to all of you who joined us at the NSD Board Meeting last night (04-22-08). The number of people in attendance was impressive. NESPA members actively solicited support for our nurses and our library support staff.

Many people came to this meeting prepared to speak in support of various issues including full time nurses, library staff and other important issues. Despite the many pages of people who had signed up to speak during the public comment period, public comment was limited to only ten speakers who were each allowed to speak for only 3 minutes. The board members were clearly eager to bring the budget measure to a vote and to abbreviate public testimony of disapproval.

Our strong presence at these meetings with demonstrations of strong public support will continue to impress upon the board and the school district administration that we deserve to be acknowledged as professionals!