What’s the biggest issue people running for a school board seat with the Montezuma-Cortez School District will need to address if elected?

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Shawn Peed

farrier, Shawn’s Shoeing
“The budget. These guys are hurting. We have to do a lot of fundraisers to support programs at Kemper (Elementary School).”

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Meredith Vassey

PASCO employee
“The four-day week. If they had a full week of school our CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) tests will go up. It doesn’t make sense to have Fridays off.”

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Tiffany Neely

Best Western employee
“Education has to be the No. 1 — to make sure all the schools are on the same level as they should be.

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Theresa Spencer

principal, Kemper
Elementary
“Funding. Coming up with creative ways to use our resources with our limited funds from the state. How do we continue to get the best education for the kids with the continuing cuts at the state level.”

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Angela Galyon

teacher
“The budget. They need to figure out a way to compensate the teachers for the work they do. Salaries have been frozen for four years.”

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Abby Jones

Kemper student
“The bullying issue. They need to work on that.”