I am saddened to see yet another “battle” brewing in the Shoreline School District. So many families and teachers have worked very hard to accept the changes made last year “for the good of children.” We have settled into new schools and classrooms, adapted to new schedules and are making new friends. The hardest change to accept, however, is the change in relationships that parents and teachers had with the district and school board. Over the last year, trust has been broken and the “Shoreline Way” seems to have been lost. It will take years to regain the trust of this community. I used to be proud to say my kids were in the Shoreline School District. Now I hesitate, not wanting to hear the comments about our troubles.
As we are facing a barrage of information about elementary overload and how it will affect our individual schools and families, I want to state the following:
• I support those who teach my children every day, every year
• The Shoreline School District must not back out of commitments made to this community about keeping cuts away from the classroom
• Large classes and multiple splits are not beneficial to our students and teachers
• This community is now fully engaged and paying attention to what previously was occurring behind a curtain of complacency and trust, and we expect accountability
• The district must make the first steps to try and rebuild the damaged relationships with the community, teachers and staff by doing what is truly best for the children — academically sound choices, not financially motivated choices.
Lisa Hirohata
Shoreline
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