Initiative 728 Public Forum scheduled

Wednesday, April 18

6:30 p.m.

District Office Board Room (364 S. Park St.)

Walla Walla Public Schools seeks public input in the development of an operational plan for year six of funding made available through the passage of Initiative 728. Community members are invited to attend an I-728 Public Forum, Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the district office (364 S. Park St.). Those attending are asked to have their input and ideas in writing so the district may contact them for future reference. Those unable to attend are encouraged to write their input and ideas and send them to the district office by Tuesday, April 17.

Ron Higgins, Director of Assessment & Program Evaluation, and Janis Barton, Director of Technology, will provide an overview of the parameters of the initiative, review this years spending plan and lead a discussion for next years spending plan.

Initiative 728 was approved by Washington State voters in November 2000 to provide school districts local control of additional funding to support efforts to achieve mastery of the essential learnings for all students. For more information, please call Linda Boggs at (509) 526-6734.