Article and photo by Margaret Hopper

From left, Silver Schools board member Chris Arvidson, Mike McMillan and Arnold Torres listen to a presentation on bonding capacity by Mark Valenzuela, First Vice President of George K. Baum and Company, Albuquerque branch.

Mark Valenzuela, First Vice President of George K. Baum and Company, Albuquerque branch, traveled to help Silver District school board members look at their bonding options Monday, September 12.

The meeting began at 5:00 p.m. with all five board members present. The presentation focused on Silver's presently expiring bond conditions, past bonding history and potential for voting in another bond issue with the February 2017 school elections.

His 19-page report started with five years of comparison on how the school districtG