Letter to the Editor: Hewlett-Woodmere's Troubling Program Cut

The following letter was written and submitted to Patch by Woodmere resident Nancy Strong.

As a School District 14 resident and taxpayer for the past 46 years and a very satisfied participant in the adult education pilates class, I am disappointed and troubled by the Hewlett-Woodmere School District's decision to end the adult education program.

I'm not convinced that eliminating less than $400,000 (and I don't know how that figure was reached) from a budget in excess of $109 milllion is going to make an impact, but I am pretty sure that it will make quite a few residents very unhappy.

I, who moved here before I had children and have continued to live here long after my children graduated from the high school, have always seen the district as a community asset, not just an educational one. By ending the adult education program, you are terminating an important community function. I urge the district to put a greater effort into attracting participation in the program and to reconsider its decision.