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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who are concerned about the cuts, below is a link to a Wilson Budget Primer from Ruth Wattenburg's website:

https://ruth4schools.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/wilsonbudgetprimer.pdf

Key nuggets about the impact of the cuts:

The specific impact of the budget cuts will mean:
• Wilson, with the fifth highest number of at risk kids, will have to cut a special education position,
compromising the school’s ability to support children most in need of learning supports.
• Cutting a freshmen Biology teacher (increasing class sizes for freshmen at a time when all
classes are honors and some students will need additional support);
• Cutting an art teacher will result in fewer arts classes, jeopardizing students access to courses
and credits needed for colleges, such as Pratt, Parsons and the Rhode Island School of
Design, that historically have taken Wilson students.)
• Fewer classes generally will further squeeze educational opportunity at a time when Wilson
has seniors who do not get a full day of school (some finish as early 11am, or don't have class
until after 10:15) due to staff and space constraints.
• Wilson will have to cut a counselor position, despite the Mayor’s touted (2/27) initiative to
expand support for high school students to improve college and career support. That initiative
apparently does not apply to Wilson.[/quote]

My reaction to this is that students who want to go to Pratt or RISD should have applied to Ellington, where there is plenty of room, and where students also get admitted to these schools.
[/quote]

Because it's totally reasonable to expect 8th graders to know that they want to go to art school and choose their high school accordingly.

And there's no reason an art school-bound student might want to go to a comprehensive HS that provides a wider array of course offerings, sports, extracurriculars, etc.

And, of course, every Wilson-bound student has the support, resources, and werewithal to get to Ellington every day.

:roll: [/quote]

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