The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

Dear Editor,

By proclamation of the governor, January is School Board Recognition Month. It’s a great time to recognize our elected community members who selflessly give their time and energy in support of high-quality public schooling for our youth. School board members of Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools are entrusted by two outstanding communities with responsibility for an annual budget of $10 million, 545 students, 129 employees and 4 schools.

School boards are charged with making decisions that can sometimes be quite difficult, or require sifting through a great deal of informatio...