Yes, there will be school cuts

The 30 or so community members participating in the La Conner School District’s crash course in school finance started listing things to slice out of the budget during Monday’s session.

The district is asking voters to approve a one-year levy of $995,000. Ballots, in voters’ hands right now, will be counted on April 26.

In February, voters rejected two levies totaling about $1.5 million. The scaled-down version being put before them now, will require the district to find $500,000 in savings, even if it passes.

Should it fail, another $1 million will have to be cut from the budget, which school...