Ramblings at the Start of New Year

Teachers return to school tomorrow for Opening Institute and I am excited for the year to start. School is a very dead place in the summer without the buzz of teachers and children. Next Monday, August 25th brings our annual Open House from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. Lakeview and Prairieview parents are asked to please observe the published traffic pattern when driving on the Lakeview Campus to avoid congestion and accidents.

Since school has ended, there has been no let up in the continual hi-jinks in Springfield that find the Governor, Speaker of the House and President of the Senate all on different pages on the budget book while we, the taxpayers continue to fund their inability to conduct their legislative business in a manner that would make you proud to be a citizen of Illinois. The recent announcement of the retirement on Senate President Emil Jones will further disrupt any efforts for a balanced budget and fiscal plan for the state. Stay tuned!

I hope to see many of you in the next few days as the school year officially opens. I wish everyone a great 2008-2009 school year. See you in school.