Op...I personally feel that the best money this district could spend is on the salary of a professional grant writer.
I don't mean going after various government grants, but private grants. There are countless foundations, corporations and rich individuals that have money to spend on various types of educational purposes.
A profesional grant writer knows where to look for these monies and how to write the grant in the manner of ultimately winning the award.
This district has gone TOO many years without a grant writer and it has hurt all of us in more ways than one.
Actually, I believe this is the one thing that sets Matt Jones apart from the other candidates. Finally a candidate who believes in what I have felt for far too long. He may be young and inexperienced to some degree, but his fresh ideas and determination have made a deep impression on me!