Funding for Shepherd's Renovation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Lafayette, Ellington, and Murch are going to be stopped after phase 1 with no finish date, right?

I don't know enough about those three projects to comment with lots of detail. Given that Murch is pretty high on the ranking list, and has never had any renovation, I'd imagine it will get an actual renovation despite the budget hit it took. Ellington had always struck me as a CF - it seems to live on political pull. I'd be happy to hear about its budget getting slashed, but won't hold my breath. I'm betting Lafayette has a single phase renovation plan in place, and it's pretty high on the priority list anyway. IIRC, the Education Committee says it's trying to move away from multi-phase renovation plans in general.

I'm sure it's frustrating for Shepherd families, but it's hard to have much sympathy when you've already gotten 19 million for renovations and the school is rated as good condition. Seems to me that Grosso's effort to allocate renovation money according to actual need makes a lot more sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lafayette, Ellington, and Murch are going to be stopped after phase 1 with no finish date, right?

I don't know enough about those three projects to comment with lots of detail. Given that Murch is pretty high on the ranking list, and has never had any renovation, I'd imagine it will get an actual renovation despite the budget hit it took. Ellington had always struck me as a CF - it seems to live on political pull. I'd be happy to hear about its budget getting slashed, but won't hold my breath. I'm betting Lafayette has a single phase renovation plan in place, and it's pretty high on the priority list anyway. IIRC, the Education Committee says it's trying to move away from multi-phase renovation plans in general.

I'm sure it's frustrating for Shepherd families, but it's hard to have much sympathy when you've already gotten 19 million for renovations and the school is rated as good condition. Seems to me that Grosso's effort to allocate renovation money according to actual need makes a lot more sense.

NP here. The point is that they didn't make mutli-phased renovations for those projects-- they are doing it all in one go. So, after a year or two (or 3+ for DE) of renovations, those projects are 100% done. It's not like there was less work involved- there was far more. Why does the last 1/3 of Shepard's project get written off just because they planned in 3 phases instead of 1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks to me like Grosso included money for all of the top 5. Not sure what the complaint is. https://www.scribd.com/doc/311999204/05052016-FY17-Education-Committee-Budget-Report-FINAL (page 28)

1. Orr - Awesome.
2. Raymond - Design doesn't start until 2022. $1M in 2017 is small change for basic stabilization.
3. Harris - Construction doesn't start until 2019.
4. Capitol Hill Montessori - no renovation in sight. $4M in 2017 to patch some immediate problems.
5. West - Construction doesn't start until 2021.

I also don't believe what they're saying beyond 2017/18. It's way too easy for winds to change again, and the money goes away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lafayette, Ellington, and Murch are going to be stopped after phase 1 with no finish date, right?

I don't know enough about those three projects to comment with lots of detail. Given that Murch is pretty high on the ranking list, and has never had any renovation, I'd imagine it will get an actual renovation despite the budget hit it took. Ellington had always struck me as a CF - it seems to live on political pull. I'd be happy to hear about its budget getting slashed, but won't hold my breath. I'm betting Lafayette has a single phase renovation plan in place, and it's pretty high on the priority list anyway. IIRC, the Education Committee says it's trying to move away from multi-phase renovation plans in general.

I'm sure it's frustrating for Shepherd families, but it's hard to have much sympathy when you've already gotten 19 million for renovations and the school is rated as good condition. Seems to me that Grosso's effort to allocate renovation money according to actual need makes a lot more sense.

NP here. The point is that they didn't make mutli-phased renovations for those projects-- they are doing it all in one go. So, after a year or two (or 3+ for DE) of renovations, those projects are 100% done. It's not like there was less work involved- there was far more. Why does the last 1/3 of Shepard's project get written off just because they planned in 3 phases instead of 1?

Right so imagine Murch gets its budget stopped after 6 months of construction because it's new, current condition makes it now lower on the priority list. If Murch (or any school going forward for that matter) gets assessed based on their country diction prior to any construction, shouldn't Shepherd? Why penalize then for their construction that started? Why is this so hard to get or make equivalent to upcoming schools? Murch would be outraged (rightfully so). Again, I'm not a Shepherd parent but I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lafayette, Ellington, and Murch are going to be stopped after phase 1 with no finish date, right?

I don't know enough about those three projects to comment with lots of detail. Given that Murch is pretty high on the ranking list, and has never had any renovation, I'd imagine it will get an actual renovation despite the budget hit it took. Ellington had always struck me as a CF - it seems to live on political pull. I'd be happy to hear about its budget getting slashed, but won't hold my breath. I'm betting Lafayette has a single phase renovation plan in place, and it's pretty high on the priority list anyway. IIRC, the Education Committee says it's trying to move away from multi-phase renovation plans in general.

I'm sure it's frustrating for Shepherd families, but it's hard to have much sympathy when you've already gotten 19 million for renovations and the school is rated as good condition. Seems to me that Grosso's effort to allocate renovation money according to actual need makes a lot more sense.

NP here. The point is that they didn't make mutli-phased renovations for those projects-- they are doing it all in one go. So, after a year or two (or 3+ for DE) of renovations, those projects are 100% done. It's not like there was less work involved- there was far more. Why does the last 1/3 of Shepard's project get written off just because they planned in 3 phases instead of 1?

Right so imagine Murch gets its budget stopped after 6 months of construction because it's new, current condition makes it now lower on the priority list. If Murch (or any school going forward for that matter) gets assessed based on their country diction prior to any construction, shouldn't Shepherd? Why penalize then for their construction that started? Why is this so hard to get or make equivalent to upcoming schools? Murch would be outraged (rightfully so). Again, I'm not a Shepherd parent but I don't get it.

$10 says this WILL happen to Murch because it seems like their fate.

One thing I will say is that because the students in these three examples are all displaced-- at great cost-- it would be a lot harder to put the projects on hold. Shepard students are already in the building, so there's no $$ pain in lopping off the end of their project.

[Anonymous]

Why are people always misspelling Shepherd?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people always misspelling Shepherd?

PP here. I don't know! I also sometimes spell Murch as Much. So at least I'm fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people always misspelling Shepherd?

PP here. I don't know! I also sometimes spell Murch as Much. So at least I'm fair.

Ha! I've seen it spelled so many ways Sheperd, Shepard, Shephard...

[Anonymous]

Help the slow girl, where is the priority list?

Also, was Shepherd reclassified on the list after their phase I?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help the slow girl, where is the priority list?

Also, was Shepherd reclassified on the list after their phase I?

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https://www.scribd.com/doc/311999204/05052016-FY17-Education-Committee-Budget-Report-FINAL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Help the slow girl, where is the priority list?

Also, was Shepherd reclassified on the list after their phase I?

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https://www.scribd.com/doc/311999204/05052016-FY17-Education-Committee-Budget-Report-FINAL

Can anyone explain what the columns really mean? By-right need?
And what do the colors mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help the slow girl, where is the priority list?

Also, was Shepherd reclassified on the list after their phase I?

Yes, their current classification is based on their recent partial renovation.

[Anonymous]

You have to love that Duke Ellington is #80 on that list.

SIGH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to love that Duke Ellington is #80 on that list.

SIGH.

And Grosso supports moving forward with it. What a hack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help the slow girl, where is the priority list?

Also, was Shepherd reclassified on the list after their phase I?

The list is brand new and puts Shepherd behind about three dozen completely renovated/rebuilt schools.