Propping Up The Schools

I wrote about the Erie High School Education Foundation this month for the Yellow Scene and their vision to provide additional academic programming to augment what the St. Vrain Valley School District can provide. The District has launched a new website to promote 50 ways individuals, businesses and groups can partner with the schools and sponsor/help/donate/etc.

Does this mean the school district needs more money? The level of outreach appears to be based on staunch financial need, not just a desire to get more parents and the public involved in activities. Of course, given the District's budget scandal a few years ago from a mixture of arguably criminal mismanagement and lax Board oversight, the District still has a lot of ground in the trust department to make up before more school bonding will pass.