A Monroe County Community School Corporation committee will hold a kickoff rally next week in support of a referendum concerning funding.
The Yes for MCCSC Committee’s Campaign Kickoff Rally will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 on the Monroe County courthouse lawn, according to a press release. The committee will encourage voters to check “yes” on their November ballots to continue funding provided to the school corporation from a 2010 referendum.
The committee, lead by chairs Lynn Coyne, Vanessa McClary and Jim Mueling, endorses the continuation because it will preserve strong education opportunities for the county’s students, according to the release.
Per-pupil funding was already low when an additional reduction in state funding in 2009 forced county schools to make drastic cuts, Mueling said the release.
“We know what happened without this funding: teachers were riffed, programs were suspended and our students suffered the consequences,” Mueling said in the release.
In 2010, a referendum gave funding that restored teachers and programs, but it expires this year.
The rally will discuss why and how to support MCCSC. Speakers will include students, teachers and parents, along with leaders in government, education and business, according to the release.
The committee will also announce the opening of its new campaign headquarters at One World Enterprises, located at 2361 W. Rappel Ave., according to the release. The headquarters will open Sept. 7 and have regular hours from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.
After the rally, supporters may dine at Grazie Italiano and request that Grazie donate a portion of their bill in support of the Yes for MCCSC campaign.
For more information, visit yesformccsc.org.ch
Cassie Heeke
