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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back to the topic at hand, can any MV parents chime in on the expanded spots due to a budget shortfall? [/quote]

They are filling up all the spaces in the same way that most charters do when they have more space.  It won't create an oversized class in the long-term; it is just making the school the size it will be now instead of next year.  Seems like a good plan, and to do otherwise would shortchange everyone by having the whole school pay the price for leaving seats empty.[/quote]

They are not leaving seats empty. They are creating new seats they hadn't anticipated for financial reasons. [/quote]

Every time there is a bump in space, there is a bump in real estate costs and a bump in available spaces.  If the school can accommodate 500 students, then they are paying for real estate for 500 students.  Thus, they need to fill all 500 spaces.  Anything less is sunk real estate costs, which as you know are expensive here.  The new building will be open, so they need to fill it.  They had not announced how they were going to do that for next year, but they have always discussed filling the spaces as soon as the space became open. Go back and look at all the materials from the past couple years if you don't believe me.  This to me seems like the best way to do it, as they have the ability to do it without creating an extra large grade as yu ying did or adding classes in upper grades, which has proven more difficult in the past.

This is not a result of budget cuts.  The budget cuts are causing other changes, however, such as the restructuring of the administration by cutting Topaz's position.[/quote]

The new building will house the 6 PreK classes this year. Next year it will also house the K classes as well. The $15M they are using for renovations is deducted from their lease. So for the next approx. 15 years they will not have a lease to pay... [/quote]

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