Superintendent Jeff Greenley and others in the Belpre City Schools administration are certainly doing the difficult, time-consuming leg work necessary to bring voters’ vision for their children’s futures to fruition.

Last week, Greenley told members of the Board of Education about several efforts: meeting with members of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, traveling to discuss bond financing with Moody’s in Chicago, transferring money to avoid pitfalls in the Ohio budget bills, contacting U.S. senators about 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding and working on partnerships to help fill the gap if that funding is not restored.

Regarding the Facilities Construction Commission, Greenley said “That was a productive meeting, and I expressed to them many times how grateful we were because Belpre could never take on a job like this without them matching the funds and providing the expertise to help us get there.”

Greenley told board members the commission had plenty of advice during what was a productive meeting. It sounds as though he and others at the school district are working hard to build those kinds of relationships. Such connections are a benefit now, of course, but they could also be invaluable in the future.

It’s good to have support. And it’s good to have school administrators — as are in Belpre and all across the Mid-Ohio Valley — dedicated to putting in so much effort for their communities and our kids.