lulu
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Post by lulu on Feb 22, 2008 18:53:29 GMT -5
i urge everyone to check out the latest edition of the courier and kwwl's website. waterloo school board is looking at closing longfellow school. you must read the entire article. the school board actually looked at where there was declining enrollment and where there was potential for growth and that is how they came up with closing longfellow. gee, a school board that actually looks at projections into the future and what the facts of today are telling them. how refreshing.
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Post by lena on Feb 22, 2008 18:57:28 GMT -5
I also saw on KWWL's website that Dubuque is thinking about changing it's high school boundry lines but they are asking the superintendent to come up with a plan that would grandfather the change in. interesting
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Post by linnea on Mar 27, 2008 13:37:46 GMT -5
In response to Lulu's first post: I think this has been mentioned elsewhere on these boards. Waterloo's situation is completely different, as there is enough capacity at surrounding schools to absorb the students from Longfellow.
If you close North Cedar, you'd be seriously overcrowding Lincoln and/or Hansen. If you build another school in the south, you'd have to shift the boundaries of just about every school to even out enrollment.
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Post by forthekids on Apr 12, 2008 9:16:55 GMT -5
You don't have to mess with the other schools that much if you build a new building in the right place. The board is looking at other land (in addition to the land bought off Erik Rd.). NC would go to Lincoln according to a plan shown at the boundary committee meeting by Dr. Stoakes, some of the Lincoln and Hansen kids would go to the new school (however it might be closer to them), and some of the Southdale kids would too. Everyone moved would be going to a newer school, so this would be a plan that would be good for them in terms of "student achievement" as the board likes to call it because studies show building quality does make a difference in terms of achievement. Of course some people would still be upset about moving, but for most people it would be an easier pill to swallow than the current one as your kids would be moving to a state-of-the art, new facility. North Cedar would be sad about losing their school. We would certainly sympathize with them there!
But a new building would make sense long term in terms of city growth trends, student achievement and prudent use of tax dollars. Sad thing is, the district is losing students this year at the elementary level because of the changes the district adopted and that is a setback in terms of getting a new building. They are losing residents and open enrolled students who are electing to stay in their home district. Didn't they stop to realize this would happen?
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Post by kidscount on Apr 16, 2008 22:33:26 GMT -5
linnea dear,
you posted that if another school was built in the south "you'd have to shift the boundaries of just about every other school..."
pray tell, dear, exactly which schools have not had their boundaries affected by this wonderful new policy this thoughtful board has adopted?
off the top of my head, i think there were only two. cedar heights and, oh yeah, north cedar.
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Post by linnea on Apr 17, 2008 10:15:08 GMT -5
Actually, North Cedar's boundaries are affected too: they expanded.
Let me make my point more clearly: if you close North Cedar and build a new school, you moght not affect more schools than the current plan. But, you'd be moving many more *students*. First, there are the almost 200 from North Cedar who'd have to move; then, you'd have to move some out of Lincoln and/or Hansen to make room for them; also, you'd be moving kids from Southdale and maybe Orchard Hill to the new school; and you'd probably move kids out of Cedar Heights into Orchard Hill or Southdale to even things out. How many hundreds do you think the total would be?
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Post by linnea on Apr 17, 2008 10:16:38 GMT -5
Actually, North Cedar's boundaries are affected too: they expanded.
Let me make my point more clearly: if you close North Cedar and build a new school, you might not affect more schools than the current plan. But, you'd be moving many more *students*. First, there are the almost 200 from North Cedar who'd have to move; then, you'd have to move some out of Lincoln and/or Hansen to make room for them; also, you'd be moving kids from Southdale and maybe Orchard Hill to the new school; and you'd probably move kids out of Cedar Heights into Orchard Hill or Southdale to even things out. How many hundreds do you think the total would be?
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Post by linnea on Apr 17, 2008 10:18:25 GMT -5
(Sorry about the double post. I was trying to correct a typo and accidently posted it again.)
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Post by longterm on Apr 17, 2008 13:33:11 GMT -5
Linnea,
Yes you are right that many more kids would be effect from a new school being built, but this solution is a long term fix instead of a bandaid on a major crowding problem at some of the schools.
On a second point, the bond issue that will likely be sent to the public will take 3yrs to be ready to vote. WOW!! In 3 years everthing will look so different. The board MUST look to the future before asking the public for money to fix a school that can not mantain its population.
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Post by cfparent on Apr 20, 2008 16:59:04 GMT -5
Linnea,
Can you explain the "almost 200" kids in North Cedar area.
Am I incorrect, but, there are not 200 students in North Cedar, and of the North Cedar students, you have a number that are enrolled in for level 1, 2 and 3.
Can you elaborate on your number...are there a lot of kids living in North Cedar enrolling out to other elementary schools??
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Post by linnea on Apr 22, 2008 9:34:12 GMT -5
Can you explain the "almost 200" kids in North Cedar area.
What I meant was, there are currently almost 200 kids attending North Cedar School, and if you close the school, all those kids would have to change schools. Sorry if there was confusion between "North Cedar" the school and "North Cedar" the neighborhood.
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Post by forthekids on May 13, 2008 22:07:26 GMT -5
I hear that many of the kids reassigned to other schools aren't going to go. Their families are moving back into their attendance areas or sending them to private schools. Anyone have numbers or info on that? I can't see where the boundary committee or the board ever publically considered that their plan might not work. Wouldn't that have been a logical consideraton? Anyone know any specifics here?
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Post by guest on Jun 9, 2008 11:01:40 GMT -5
I JUST found out 2 days ago via letter my child has been "reassigned" to North Cedar. Not sure what our plans are yet, but most likely will not be attending North Cedar.
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Post by guest 23 on Jun 9, 2008 11:16:04 GMT -5
My family also falls into the new North Cedar area, we will be selling our house and moving to another community. Hate to leave CF, but we have to do what is best for our children.
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Post by kidscount on Jun 9, 2008 15:34:54 GMT -5
with the flooding, has anyone heard whether north cedar school has water?
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