Today me and my dad went to a public meeting about what to do with $51,669,787.00. The board of education had an extra million dollars that they could add to their budget.
The first person I met was Mrs. Marinan. She was my sister guidance counselor . She recognized me. She was just there to watch.
Then Dr.Conway. Was wondering what a kid was doing here. She came to talk to me. She asked me if I was a boy scout. I said yes, very shocked because I wasn’t in uniform. She knew about boy scouts because she has four sons who were all boy scouts. And her Youngest One is a eagle scout. She was a very nice lady. Before the meeting she whispered in to Mr Houle’s ear. And he looked at me so I was assuming she was talking about me.
Then the meeting started. Dr Conway proposed her budget Changes to the members of the board. Her arms were folded she made eye contact with each board member. She emphasized her points by moving her hands.
The board members took turns voting on each thing that would be added on to the budget. Sometimes they disagree. But one guy was unhappy he was rubbing his head. One lady left the table she didn’t feel well.
They took a break . I went to talk to Mrs. Buell, I see her at school when she has meetings with my parents. We had a nice chat
One big concern was whether to add more staff or Having enough money for insurance. This year they had to remove staff because the didn’t have enough money and they didn’t want to do that again.
Eventually they added a million dollars worth of stuff. And the meeting was over.
We went to talk to Mr. Houle. I shook his hand. He went to high school with my dad. He asked me what I thought of The meeting. I told him it was good but there wasn’t that much fighting. And he thank me for coming.
