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survival of school districts. It is truly up to the local community whether they choose to continue <br />to support their local schools or not. <br />Good Stewards of Public Funds <br />This brings me to the main point that I am trying to make. As the superintendent of Easton <br />School District, I feel personally responsible to be a good steward of public funds. We work <br />diligently on providing a quality education and strive to keep our expenditures reasonable while <br />continually seeking additional sources of revenue. Over the years, the Easton School District has <br />increased their ending fund balance while paying for many of its educational advancements <br />through aggressive seeking of grant funds. Easton School has the lowest rate per $1,000 of <br />assessed valuation for their local levies (Maintenance and Operations levy and bonds) than any <br />other school district in Kittitas County and much more reasonable than most school districts in <br />the State of Washington. In fact, out of 295 school districts in the State of Washington, Easton <br />School District is listed at 261 for their rate per $1,000 of assessed valuation for their local <br />levies. In other words, there are 260 school districts (out of 295) in the state that have higher <br />rates per $1,000 of assessed valuation than Easton School District for their local levies. <br />However, this low tax rate that we have worked so hard to preserve could be at risk if we have a <br />swiftly rising student population where the expenditures far exceed additional revenues, and our <br />small school funding is at risk, and the capital and on-going operational costs have to be <br />absorbed by our local community through local levy funding or the community decides not to <br />fund these increases and our unique, small, rural school ceases to exist. <br />Sincerely, <br />Pantrick Ed. <br />Easton School District Superintendent <br />El <br />