Anonymous
05/25/2016 09:32
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Different issue and point in the process. Murch has been handled very poorly but in a different way.
Right, but Shepherd is not the only school facing budget cuts to its renovation process, correct?
Anonymous
05/25/2016 09:13
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
6:43 here--granted, Shepherd is a much smaller school than most of those mentioned. Still, it was the *only* school that had funds removed by Grosso et al. in the current budget. No other schools had their budgets cut with EOTR schools mentioned as a rationale. If this is by some miracle not a political move, on its face it sure looks that way.
Didn't the Murch budget get cut too? I recall a few threads here discussing that.
Different issue and point in the process. Murch has been handled very poorly but in a different way.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 09:12
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
6:43 here--granted, Shepherd is a much smaller school than most of those mentioned. Still, it was the *only* school that had funds removed by Grosso et al. in the current budget. No other schools had their budgets cut with EOTR schools mentioned as a rationale. If this is by some miracle not a political move, on its face it sure looks that way.
Didn't the Murch budget get cut too? I recall a few threads here discussing that.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 09:09
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
6:43 here--granted, Shepherd is a much smaller school than most of those mentioned. Still, it was the *only* school that had funds removed by Grosso et al. in the current budget. No other schools had their budgets cut with EOTR schools mentioned as a rationale. If this is by some miracle not a political move, on its face it sure looks that way.
Of course Shepherd is smaller, I'm wondering if it's $31m is disproportionate to other school budgets (scaling to size)?
Not sure--it would be tough to say because I assume you'd have to adjust for inflation, etc.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:57
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
6:43 here--granted, Shepherd is a much smaller school than most of those mentioned. Still, it was the *only* school that had funds removed by Grosso et al. in the current budget. No other schools had their budgets cut with EOTR schools mentioned as a rationale. If this is by some miracle not a political move, on its face it sure looks that way.
Of course Shepherd is smaller, I'm wondering if it's $31m is disproportionate to other school budgets (scaling to size)?
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:54
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
I don't get it, was this supposed to be a dig? There are dozens of teams (most from Stoddert travel I believe) that practice there.
Not a dig at all. Why would you say that? It's one of the nicest fields in DC. I'm glad to hear the school has no special dibs on it.
Oh sorry it sounded sarcastic like you didn't believe it was DPR. I don't go to the school but live near the neighborhood and go to playground a lot. My DS often brings his soccer ball to play but there is always a team playing. Anyway, I'm sure the school has special access to it during the school day like any school next to a DPR field. But as I understand it, the park and school are completely separate entities. In fact, I heard the neighborhood did a lot of the efforts to get the field and helps maintain it (unlike most DPR parks).
Shepherd Elementary has its own playgrounds. Anyone can use the DPR playground at any time of the day. I am currently there with my toddler. There are also several people speed walking around the track as I type this. Some of the elementary kids are using the DPR playground due to the construction at the school, but public access has not been curtailed in any way.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:48
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
6:43 here--granted, Shepherd is a much smaller school than most of those mentioned. Still, it was the *only* school that had funds removed by Grosso et al. in the current budget. No other schools had their budgets cut with EOTR schools mentioned as a rationale. If this is by some miracle not a political move, on its face it sure looks that way.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:32
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
I don't get it, was this supposed to be a dig? There are dozens of teams (most from Stoddert travel I believe) that practice there.
Not a dig at all. Why would you say that? It's one of the nicest fields in DC. I'm glad to hear the school has no special dibs on it.
Oh sorry it sounded sarcastic like you didn't believe it was DPR. I don't go to the school but live near the neighborhood and go to playground a lot. My DS often brings his soccer ball to play but there is always a team playing. Anyway, I'm sure the school has special access to it during the school day like any school next to a DPR field. But as I understand it, the park and school are completely separate entities. In fact, I heard the neighborhood did a lot of the efforts to get the field and helps maintain it (unlike most DPR parks).
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:32
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Team Shepherd needs to unclench a little. No one is out to get you. When you treat everyone like an enemy, you make enemies. Relax.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:26
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
I don't get it, was this supposed to be a dig? There are dozens of teams (most from Stoddert travel I believe) that practice there.
Not a dig at all. Why would you say that? It's one of the nicest fields in DC. I'm glad to hear the school has no special dibs on it.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:17
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
I don't get it, was this supposed to be a dig? There are dozens of teams (most from Stoddert travel I believe) that practice there.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 08:09
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
Good luck. There are kid and adult teams from the community that have about every time slot. There is a team practicing there about every hour of every day.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 07:22
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Cool. I'll contact DPR about getting my kids soccer teams practice and game time there on the weekday afternoons.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 07:19
Subject: Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:Didn't Shepherd get a major renovation of its outdoor space just a few years ago? I recall the playground and track and field being completely renovated.
Thats not the school that's the public park area.
Anonymous
05/25/2016 07:06
Subject: Re:Funding for Shepherd's Renovation
Anonymous wrote:$31M doesn't seem like much to me. What is/ was Lafaytette, Murch and Janney's budget (seems Shepherd should be at least half)? What is Marie Reed's budget? What about Hearst?
Grosso's comment seems like it pure hatred of Shepherd Park neighborhood/Bowser. Not cool.
To clarify $31m is a lot, but I'm asking in comparison to other renovation budgets.