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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Instead of spending time and money on these types of analysis, why don’t they target specific schools that are falling below expectations?  Obviously the kids there need more help.  It seems to make more sense to give support to those schools with high farms that are falling below average, maybe an after school tutor or something.  I understand that a lot of farms kids may not have parents who can help them at home because of work, and this is exactly the type of support they need.  Push for accountability on al schools and in maps admin to make sure the money is spent wisely and not in some dumb contracts that do not help kids.[/quote]

So what about capacity issues both current and future. [/quote]

That's a whole different discussion and not what the Board is focused on now. [/quote]

No, actually, capacity is one of the main focuses of the boundary analysis.[/quote]

They say it’s one of the main focus but then once this gets started, they will focus on equitable distribution of farms.  That is how they roll.  They blame everything on the current boundary but ignore the fact that the kids in that area need extra help.  You know why they have issues with capacity?  It’s because they suck at forecasting the estimated amount of kids to be enrolled.  They use outdated metrics and don’t include future projects that are in the pipeline pending for approval.  This is the reason why the new schools and newly renovated schools are over capacity in just a few years.  When this was pointed out in one of the boundary studies, they insist on the metrics they are using and never provided a solution on that issue.   If there are specific schools that are under capacity, then perhaps review that area, the whole district does not need to be disrupted for a few schools that are under capacity.  We certainly don’t need extra expenses that could have been used to help kids![/quote]

I know! I'm so proud of them for having the courage to stand up and do the right thing![/quote]

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