- Date
- 2003-12
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationgovernmentpublic-servicecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island Community School principal and superintendent Kathleen K. McNamara appealed to Governor Jennifer Granholm for a Small Schools Payment and stable funding, arguing that the Island’s geographically isolated K–12 school was essential to the community.
Evidence limits
The article records the school’s appeal and reported budget pressures, not the Governor’s response or subsequent funding outcome.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “To the Governor”.Publishes Kathleen K. McNamara’s appeal for a Small Schools Payment and stable state support for Beaver Island Community School’s K–12 program. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school leadership appeals to Governor Granholm for small-school funding”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-funding-letter-governor-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “To the Governor”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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