Issue 10: Dedicated Teachers and a Supporting Community

Editor’s note: This letter is part of a group of 5 letters from Avon Lake Board of Education members. The letters are in support of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation.

To the Editor:

I went to see the Avon Lake High School production of All Shook Up this past weekend. I was amazed at the talent of our students: from the acting and singing to the musicians and set designers! The skills that these students have did not just happen overnight. From elementary school through Avon Lake High School, they have been given the opportunity to learn and perfect their skills from excellent and dedicated teachers in the Avon Lake City School District.

Avon Lake is blessed to have teachers who have dedicated themselves to recognizing and nurturing the talents of our students. Our students are blessed to have a community that supports them and the opportunities to develop their skills and passions, not just the kinds of skills needed to put on this type of production, but in many different areas of interest. Whether in science, writing, athletics, community service, math, politics, or the arts, our students have many opportunities both in the classroom and in extracurricular activities to further their knowledge and talent.

The passage of the Avon Lake School Levy Issue #10 is critical to maintaining our excellent school district. If this levy does not pass many programs are at risk of being cut: music, art and physical education K-8, AP classes and dual credit classes, extracurricular activities. We will be at risk of becoming a district that provides the bare minimum requirements for graduation. Our schools will no longer be community centers but closed for business outside of the regular school day. Our students are the next generation of engineers, scientists, writers, teachers, politicians and yes, actors, singers and musicians. They deserve the best opportunities to prepare them for their future.

I hope you will join me in voting YES for Issue #10.