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The Frey Family in honor of Mrs. Tibble and Mrs. Dunlop

The Kwok Family in honor of Mrs. Vreeland, Ms. Tereshinski and all other ECDD personnel

Marsha Wells

Ramiro Barrios

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Alan Darwesh in honor of Mrs. Sohlich

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Silver Dave and Melissa Shufelt

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Denise Bresson

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Doug and Jodi Kirchhoff

Eben Adams in honor of Mrs. Wick

Emma Pilnick in honor of Mrs. Crocker

Eric and Ann Alburtus

Eric Breslin

Eric VerHey & Michelle Kounelis

Frederick and Cynthia Stull

Freeman Russell

Gabriel and Priscilla Pedraza

Geeta and Ajay Gupta

Greg and Karen Wessendorf

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In Honor of all the Teachers at Lake Center Elementary

In Honor of the teachers at Central High School

Isabella A. Pedraza

James and Donna Menchinger

James and Karla Kaczmarski

Jan & Paul Drake

Jason R Frink

Jeanna Walker

Jerry and Patty VanderVeen

Jim and Shirley Garlick

Joanne Willson

John & Shelly Denny

John and Mary Whyte

John and Sarah Bricknell

John and Susan Fulling

Platinum Jon and Patricia Werme

Jonah Pilnick in honor of Mrs. Terpstra

Jones Family

Julie and Paul Jursinic

Justin Wildgen in honor of Mrs. Koop

Kalnins Family

Kamesh Venugopal

Karen and Dave Witvoet

Silver Karla Colestock

Ken and Michelle Larason and family

Kevin and Karen Riggs

Kevin Hollenbeck

Laila and Valdis Kalnins

Larry and Linda Lueth

Larry and Robyn Killips

Laura Gherardi

Lawrence Ulmer

Lee and Martha Witt

LINDA BUNNELL

Maggie Hills

Mark and Antoinette Jones

Mark and Gail Van Daff

Mark and Sharon Longman

Marsha Wells and Family

Mary & Steven Daoust

Mary and Steven Daoust

Mary Carter and Todd Kennedy

Max Longman in honor of Todd Chappa

Mellor Family in honor of all Central Middle School Staff

Mellor Family in honor of all Moorsbridge Staff

Michael and Deborah Milka

Michael and Julie Clancy

Michelle and Peter Eldridge

Milea DeBoe in honor of Ron Kiracofe

Mitch & Sarah Wilson

Molly Longman in honor of Kjerste Boesen

Mr. Greg & Dr. Melinda Dobson

Silver Neal & Amy Miedema

Paul and Deb Polderman

Paul Ginter

Perry and Inga Wilson

Pete and Pam McFarlane

Peter and Amanda Ziemkowski

Peter and Charlene Marsiglia

Platinum Peter and Conni Livingston

Priscilla Pedraza

Quinlan Lewis in honor of Mrs. Stacy Bonine

Randy & Ellen Robare

Platinum Randy and Deborah Van Antwerp

Ric and Kim Perry

Robert & Jennifer Snyder

Robert and Janet LeFevre

Robert and Karen van Staveren in honor of Grace van Staveren

Ron and Nancy Honeysett

Ronald and Deborah Bacon

Ronald and Suzanne Schuring

Rusty and Penny Rathburn

Gold Ryan & Lisa Cahill

Sanghwi Sim in honor of Mrs. Kirshman

Scott & Tricia Williams

Si and Shirley Johnson

Stachew Family

Susan Dennis, DDS

Tammy Karmon-Hoffman & family

Taylor Hurry PCHS class of 2009

Taylor Wildgen in honor of Miss Boesen

Silver Ted Vliek, Sr.

Silver Terry & Dorilee Schieble

Terry & Dorilee Schieble

Terry and Nancy Haas

Thank you to the teachers at Amberly!

The Anderson Family in honor of Mrs. Terpstra

The Brown Family in honor Mrs. Kline

The Brown Family in honor Mrs. Vanderveen

The Buss Family in honor of Mr. Schreuder

The Buss Family in honor of Mrs. Byington

The Buss Family in honor of Mrs. Hojnacki

The Droppers Family

The Ginter Family in honor of Mrs. Widman, Mrs. St. Arnauld and Mrs. Lynch

The Greffe Family in honor of Beth Taylor

The Janicke Family in honor of Mrs. Gilman

The Kalnins Family in honor of Mrs. Doren

The Kalnins Family in honor of Mrs. Schrock

The Kent & Sarah Baker Family

The Kim Family in honor of Mrs. Altwies

The Kim Family in honor of Mrs. Altwies

The Lee & Marty Witt Family

The Loueka Family in honor of Mrs. Gumble

The Maynard family in honor of Mrs. Connie Therkildsen (Happy Retirement!)

The Otto Family

The Pachay-Kish Family in honor of Mr. Heerlyn

The Parise Family in honor of Mrs. Dunlop

The Robles Family in honor of Mrs. Widman

The Schreiber Family in honor of Mrs. Simunovic, Mrs. Stahel and Mrs. Derhammer

The Skurski Family in honor of Mrs. Koop

The Smitley Family in honor of Mrs. Wick

The Tiller Family in honor of Mrs. Braat

The Vomastek Family

The Vomastek Family

The Walpole Family in honor of Sheryl Zook

The Zahrt Family

Thrun Law Firm, P.C.

Tim and Jennifer Gatz

Tim and Patti Welke

Todd & Adrienne Bennett

Tom & Michelle Alberty

Tom & Michelle Alberty

Tom and Cindy Noverr

Tom and Kathy Vance

Tom Sielatycki

Tom Zahrt and Family

Veeresh Pugazhendi in honor of Mrs. Lentz

Webster Dental Care

Willard and Linda Teare

What Is The Impact?

The impact is HUGE. Here are just a few of the ways these major budget cuts may impact the PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL district:

OVERALL SCHOOL CHANGES

* Reduction in number of teachers and staff throughout the school district
* Increased class sizes
* Change in schedule at the high school
* Decrease in class offerings at middle school and high school
* Change in selection of specials at elementary schools
* Elimination of elementary school band and strings
* Elimination of non-mandatory special education service

LESS EQUIPMENT

* Elimination of text book purchasing
* Less online media resources
* Less band materials including uniforms, sheet music and instruments
* Postponement of new computer purchases or other technical repair

LESS PROGRAMS

* Elimination of English as a Second Language, the Reading Recovery Program, and the Pine Tree/RAP Program
* Reduction in staffing, equipment, and transportation for the sports teams
* Decrease in number of clubs, teacher sponsors of clubs, and field trips

AND MORE!

* Implementation of walking distances
* Outsourcing of services
* Reduction in administration and other school employees
* Decrease in services by the District Media Center