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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="2" Day="4" Year="2009"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">February 4, 2009</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The purpose of this newsletter is to update you on events that are happening in the district, provide information to address issues or rumors and provide you a forum to communicate with me on items of interest. If you are receiving this e-mail you are either an East Valley Staff member, you have signed up for this service, you have sent me an e-mail or have had some form of contact that we think would cause you to want this information. If you do not want to continue to receive this information you may unsubscribe by clicking the link below or contacting the district office.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please accept my sincere and profound thanks for your support on the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">East</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Valley</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">School District</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> levy issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In these tough economic times it is reaffirming to see that the community stands behind the schools in this district.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your support is particularly appreciated in light of the fact that the district felt compelled, because of the budget deficits facing the state, to ask you for more levy authority to make up the anticipated state funding shortfalls.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Many of you also worked extremely hard on the bond campaign.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>While this measure did not garner the 60% required to win approval, I thank you for your work and ask that you keep your heads up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not yet know what our direction with this measure will be for the future.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We must respect the fact that the voters in the district, the same voters who have demonstrated such strong support for our schools, either did not believe that this was the right measure or perhaps that it was being run at the right time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is my opinion that every person who took the time to vote in this election showed support for our schools, even if they voted “no”. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the coming weeks we will be working to understand what factors led to the rejection of this bond measure.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I want to extend a particular invitation to the voters who showed their support through a “no” vote to share their issues, suggestions or concerns so that if we do decide to move forward with a bond measure it represents the community taxpayers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I again thank you for your support and dedication to our children. This is an amazing community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As always please do not hesitate to call or contact me with ideas, suggestions or concerns.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can call me at the district office at 924-1830.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may also contact me via e-mail <A href="mailto:GlenewinkelJ@evsd.org">GlenewinkelJ@evsd.org</A>. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you follow this newsletter you know I also invite you to call me at home but we are still in transition with our phone service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I will post my new number as soon as it is working.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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