Parents,
You may want to clear your schedules on Thursday, April 26th, just in case. Here is a note from Jennifer Chilton, of the SOCUSD.
Big Park PTSA
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As you’ve likely seen in the news today, Arizona teachers are uniting with others around the country to demand better education funding by the state legislature. Truly, it is not acceptable that Arizona’s education funding per student is the lowest in the nation. It was not always this way. Twenty years ago, Arizona provided median support for its children.
Teachers in Sedona and all of Arizona have been heroic, for decades now, in their everyday battle to maintain excellent instruction and high achievement despite the extreme, long-term collapse of financial support.
No teacher, no school or district, wants to disrupt a child’s day of learning or inconvenience parents. However, in efforts to make legislators listen and act, there is the potential for visible teacher “walk-ins” next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and a “walk-out” on Thursday, April 26th.
Walk-ins are not intended to have any negative impact on instruction. In the event of a work stoppage, student safety will be the priority in District decision-making. Should it become necessary to close school next Thursday, parents and guardians will be notified as early as possible.
Thank you,
Jennifer Chilton
SOCUSD Communications
928-204-6766