No salary increase - no new school, no recall

The recall effort was dealt a fatal blow when the county clerk ruled that the 400 plus registered voters in district 22 who signed the recall petition were mislead.  I'm sure that the voters were not happy to learn that they were so stupid as to not be able to determine what was true or not.  But that is the way the law is written, so lets move on.

To the teachers in District 22, the failed recall means that you will not be getting any salary increases because the same policies and same school board is in place.  But the Committee for Excellent Ellicott Schools will not stop trying to get you the salaries you deserve.   

To the voters of District 22, the failed recall does not mean we should stop trying to make the Ellicott Schools the symbol of Excellence in El Paso County.   The committee believes that the current school board is one of the major problems in improving the schools.  They talk about caring for the education of the students, but haven't done anything to improve the schools or the education of the students.

There will be no salary increase for the staff - there will be no new middle school and there will be no recall of a school board so we can get new ideas and new methods to provide the students the best education possible.

However, next November, there will be another chance to begin the process of making District 22 the best district in the state - a place where parents and students can say with pride "I graduated from the Elliott High School".