DELIGHTED WITH THE RESPONSE – School board members and administrators alike in the Pottsgrove School District declared themselves “very pleased” with the turn-out Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2011) of about 100 people (above) for the introductory meeting of the district’s Community Budget Task Force at Pottsgrove High School. The majority of those in attendance were volunteers willing to donate their time and effort to help the Board of School Directors determine where it can save up to $6 million in next year’s budget and those of following years. Superintendent Dr. Bradley Landis (right) welcomed the group. “We’re very encouraged we have your participation,” he told volunteers, “and we hope you’ll help us make even more effective use of our resources than we already have.” A line of those waiting to enter the high school cafeteria, where the meeting was held, snaked outside its west doors as each participant registered (below), chose task force committees on which they were interested in serving, and received packets of information presented during the evening. The group’s work starts in earnest next Wednesday (Feb. 23) as it pours over the district preliminary 2011-2012 spending plan.

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