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Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll has started a blog. At this time there are only 3 posts, one of which is about the decision by the school board to not abate the bonds they issued that exceeded voter approval.

Frist, the board was not voting to abate the premium portion of the bonds. The premiums had been previously received by the district during the building of the Frederick and Prairieview schools. The money the board was voting on was the amount issued above and beyond voter approval once the previous premiums were added into actual bonds amounts previously issued.

Second, there was only a vote to defease the bonds. There was never a vote taken on Wednesday to abate the bonds.

For a more complete rundown of this bond issue read my post here.

I asked Superintendent Correll a few questions about why she started a blog. Below are the questions and answers:

• Why did you start the blog?



I started the blog to help allow me to communicate with the community and stakeholders on a regular basis without waiting for a printed message to be distributed and of course, be able to do it right from my desk.

• How often will you be updating it?



I will be updating and revising as needed – hopefully once weekly

• Will you be allowing comments?



We are exploring the comment part. We do have someone monitoring the comments at this point.

• What types of information do you plan on sharing?



I want to be able to share student, parent, building and community happenings. For example, what might be happening in a particular building, what is going on with curriculum, etc.