Miriam Mickelson faced a small crowd at an informational budget meeting on Oct. 30 and spoke plainly.
“I want to acknowledge the weight of this conversation,” the Eugene School District 4J superintendent said to about 10 parents, teachers and support staff gathered in the South Eugene High School library. “There’s a very real human impact when we do budget reductions — people, co-workers, members of our work family, friends who care very deeply about 4J.”
The gathering was the eighth of nine in-person and virtual meetings the district has had in October and early November about the realities of 4J’s pocket book…