Due to the two past district referendums failing it’s saddening to students that teachers are being cut, and important departments, like English and choir, are being narrowed down. Other than staff cuts, many renovations have been overlooked , and upgrades have been postponed.  The school’s budget had to be minimized because they were well over, and that resulted in downsizing staff. By having fewer instructors, classes will be larger, and teachers will be taking on greater responsibilities than before. Some will be covering more courses, and starting next year, some classes may be discontinued.

The district will be trying to keep what they can, and support student activities and extracurriculars while doing so. It will be a long process to decide what to continue and what not to, and some of those decisions have yet to be made. The Red’n’ Green strongly urges the district to make better decisions that least affect the students. 

If the April 2023 and November 2024 referendums had passed, teachers would not be leaving, and incoming students wouldn’t have fewer opportunities for school involvement and elective classes. These referendums were held to help with past financial gaps and smaller enrollment, and instead of helping the district, it caused teachers to leave and programs get potentially cut. 

If the town had voted for the referendums, students wouldn’t be losing their favorite teachers or classes, and the school would have better funding to support lower enrollment and other issues. 

While some changes have already been made, many are yet to come in the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. It will be a difficult time for the district, and it could have been avoided if only the referendums originally passed.