Community Voices
Hear community voices from parents, teachers, and community members who spoke at the 3/23/26 Board Meeting in support of the Infant and Toddler program.
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the proposal to close the district infant and toddler programs. As a parent of a child who attends the program and a district employee this decision would have a significant impact on our family and many others in the community. Read more
Anonymous TeacherThe February presentation on the Bloomin’ Infant and Toddler program noted a current loss in this program of $356k. Reviewing the data provided, there are ways to substantially reduce or even eliminate this deficit. Read more
Carly Darr
The Bloomin’ program has provided a direct pipeline for parents having their children stay in the district, which is tax dollars right in the school’s pocket. This program, one of only six in the state, is also a draw for parents to move into the district in the first place. Read more
Bethany SchwartzMy name is Patrick Kuptz and my son Matteo is a child affected by this board’s recent decision to end the Infant/Toddler program at Bloomin’ West. Read more
Patrick Kuptz
In short, the school district's poor program management drove the finances into a deficit. This can all be fixed with better program management, improvements to manual administrative processes, Read more
Brian Faga