merit pay continuously for the past three years to

merit pay continuously for the past three years to our teachers who opposed it totally for various reasons. I support any proper incentive and to have one’s salary reflect the type of service he gives the community. While I support the program. I feel it will be very challenging in practice in a public organization where its acceptance is not whole-hearted.

“6. Upgrade pay for teachers’ extra duty assignments to at least state average.”

We have made large increases in the past to this end. We’ll keep working on it.

“7. Begin high school addition sufficient to meet needs per census for next 10 years.”

I do not feel the census mandates this request. I feel it is due to the quality of our teaching enviftjnment. I clearly see the need for improvement, but I would not tie it to a census. I hope the school board will cautiously proceed to make a practical recommendation to the county and proceed in this direction.

4. I would hope not to resort to condemnation of private property for a county landfill. I feel there are numerous possibilities around this action.

5. I don’t know what the state standards are or what they could cost or what penalties would be imposed if we found our own way to deal with the destruction of stray animals. I would like to have an agreeable situation with the dog warden and tie the disposal into the landfill.

fi. I would be extremely cautious in filling any vacancies knowing the challenges of the position. To restate your question, yes, I would solicit input from the public.

7. I don’t know if I support or oppose a delay of scheduled reassessment. Very few people have recovered from the last one yet. Someone is paying for all that confusion.

8. I don't have enough information to tie my hands one way or the other. I would be more likely to make the condition that it be a full time position, if conditions were such that it would, in fact, be a full time position.

9. Yes, I believe at this