John Ellis
John Ellis
happiness truth wisdom
There is wisdom in truth but not always happiness in knowledge.
love penny worked
They worked every penny of it, ... They told me they would have done it for free. You could feel the love in the room.
education figure fund largest money properly responsibility start state time trying
At a time when they can't properly fund education . . . now is not the time you start trying to figure out how to take money away from those institutions the state has the largest responsibility towards.
clouded thrown
There was just too much thrown in there. I think that really kind of clouded the issue.
necessary step unusual
This is an unusual step for us, but not unprecedented. We feel this is necessary and appropriate.
against biggest districts health impact increases insurance last percent range reported school second systems
School systems are up against the unknown. The second biggest impact has been health insurance. Increases have been all over the board. A lot of districts have reported insurance increases of 30 to 40 percent range from last year.
adore future leaders proud
It was mind-boggling, ... I just adore these kids. They are just so special. These are the future leaders of the world. I'm so proud of them.
almost good kept
You could tell they had done a good day's work, ... I almost started crying. They kept saying, 'Mr. Ellis, it's going to be OK.' That was so cool.
used cents intervals
Cents are the most universally used interval measure.
purpose finance accurate
Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes.