WoodAcres ES Addition

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any details on the proposed addition for this school? I have heard from friends that there was a meeting the other night that got a little heated with the parents. Why are people upset that their school is getting renovated?

[Anonymous]

Not a Wood Acres parent, but having had children go to school before, during and after a renovation, I can wager that they aren't upset that the school is getting renovated, but rather over plans for the renovation--what is being renovated/added on, what the final product will look like, how students will adjust during the renovation, holding school vs. attending school in a construction site, the timeline of the construction, etc. Plenty for parents to get in a tizzy about!

My kids' school completed an addition last year after two years, and while in the end it is awesome, it was not a fun process for the kids. Portable city that had to be physically very far from the building to make room for the construction, recess in a fenced in parking lot, lots of noise, etc. Everyone lived through it (and I would say it was probably better than going to a holding school), but certainly I'm sure there were many parents up in arms.