The article by the superintendent of Douglas County Schools revealed the problems of funding our schools and how Douglas County falls short of other districts. One factor that was omitted from her point of view was how our local money is funding out-of-district students in our schools, especially charter schools. Charters enroll over 70% of out-of-district students who receive our local funds and at times trump our students from enrolling into a charter. What is the total costs that Douglas County taxpayers are giving these out-of-district students? If these students are coming from districts that have more MLO money, maybe one solution is to have them bring their MLO funds with them, freeing up our local money to improve our local schools. Maybe another solution is to prioritize our students first in enrolling into a charter school and not let a sibling of a current enrolled out-of-district student trump our student. I believe School of Choice Laws state if room is available and not for out-of-district students over in-district students. How many Douglas County parents attempted to enroll their child into a charter and were denied due to lack of room?

Dave Usechek

Parker