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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm definitely thinking of Murch. Admittedly, I didn't visit the classrooms to check on how many outlets are in there :) I guess I did notice the lunch equipment in the hallway, but it didn't stand out to me as unacceptable. I didn't see the temporary classroom space, so I have no idea what the conditions are in that space.

My impression overall was that Murch is a bright, well-maintained school. And all the bathroom doors even seemed to be there!

Compared to Marie Reed or Garrison or Bancroft... Murch looks amazing. In any case, I hope that the mayor would find money to renovate ALL the schools as promised. But if I had to choose, Murch would be lower on my list. [/quote]

I have two kids at Murch. How did you miss the temporary classrooms that at this point hold almost a third of the students? my pre-k child is in that temporary place (being there for couple of decades now, while the school has been waiting for the renovation), with the other two pre-k classes and one kindergarten class. it's a low structure on the side of the Murch building. right across from the main entrance you can see more trailers that now host, I think music and art (no bathroom and no running water there - this is the reason why the previous art teacher resigned, she felt she could not teach an art class in a trailer without running water - the principal had to chose between putting there a special class like art, or a classroom, forcing kids to go outside in the rain and cold to go to the bathroom in the main building since trailers do not have bathrooms - and you talk about bathroom doors being there?). in the back of the building there are more trailers that host classrooms. really hard to miss all these trailers.  go there in the morning before 8.30 and you will have to walk close to the wall in the hallway because of the folding tables in the hallway where kids are having breakfast. tables and chairs must be folded and put away by 8.35 so can kids can walk into the school and go to their classes. also, if you go to school during the day, you may see kids in corners in hallways receiving one on one instruction, simply there is no other space. in my kid's 3rd grade class, in addition to the teacher and the kids, a special ed teacher has her desk. she has no other place in the school for her desk. bathrooms and closets have already been turned into offices and classrooms, there was no space for her so she had to get a corner in a regular class.  there are over 620 students at Murch this year, I think the increase from last year was about 8%-10%, and tens of additional students are projected for next year.  the reason you saw a good school is because teachers, staff and volunteers at Murch are doing a fantastic job at in the face of a difficult situation. schools have been renovated all over the city for over ten years, and Murch has patiently waited for its turn. now we can't really wait any longer, especially in view of the constant increase of the number of students.  if the renovation is funded now, we will still need to wait a year or two before the school is actually finished.  delaying again is really unacceptable and frankly unfair.  [/quote]

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