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Post by CF Parent on Aug 23, 2008 15:48:02 GMT -5
Love it here too.
My kids are making "many new friends" at their new school. What a wonderful experience it has been. They are thrilled also with their smaller classroom sizes that you also enjoy at NC.
I am excited to hear what the new candidates have to share. I am thrilled to know there are busy parents willing to step forward and take a shot at getting on the school board. The board could use some new blood.
It they are willing to be proactive, that would be a nice change. Board members like Joyce Coil, Dr. Kenyon and Duane Hamilton have been "reactive" in thier approach.
Waterloo has built some beautiful new schools in the past years. I wonder if any of our school board members have reached out to waterloo and asked how they worked to build new schools and if they have any suggestions for how we can spend invest our 23 million dollars
The recent courier article and statements by the district that their boundary changes in essence did not achieve the desire goals (and the statement they were informed last spring that many families would select a different option) are concerning. If the school board is going to ignore resident petitions and boundary committee advise, than who do they represent?
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Post by forthekids on Aug 24, 2008 21:54:12 GMT -5
NC Parent, you have hit the nail on the head. The problem with the current board is lack of communication. I am sure they must have long and short term plans in their heads, but we the citizens (parents and/or taxpayers) should be given the courtesy of knowing what the current plans are. There is so little open, honest, real discussion at the board meetings.
Your kids are lucky to be in small classes. The district seems proud of getting to 24 kids/class in some buildings, but the state goal is 17 for K-12 (of course Cindi and Stokes didn't mention that in the Courier article). I think it pitiful to have gone through all this boundary mess and most of the schools are so far from that target. That really mistifies me.
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Post by NC Parent on Aug 25, 2008 9:21:04 GMT -5
Unfortunately, let's admit it, not many bothered to ask until all of this happened. I can admit it. Now everyone wants to know as long as everything is status quo, it was like no one really had interest. We also have to remember that any plan is going to have phases and I think their decision was laid out pretty well. The first part was this year and then we must continue with the rest of the plan. There is not one-step quick fix.
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Post by Retired Teacher on Aug 25, 2008 20:04:32 GMT -5
I am becoming more confused as by both the school board and the school administrations course of action.
Having read the current Courier article, the administration states they were contacted back in the spring that several families indicated they would seek other options should thier boundaries change.
The School Board ignores the boundary committee's 18 months of research and recommendations.
When was the last time the board invested into NC infrastructure and renovations?
Looking at this objectively, I am beginning to wonder if the board is leading the heard off the cliff? Engaging in policy making that fails, thus rendering more questions what to do with NC enrollment trends.
If they invested in creating "building parity" and moved additional neighborhoods like Royal Oaks and Boever Hills (an option discussed by our boudary committee) to NC, You could make a real impact and difference in the long term future on NC.
It's almost as if they don't want NC to succed long term?
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Post by forthekids on Aug 27, 2008 21:10:25 GMT -5
What do you think the rest of the plan is, NC parent? Where will they go from here? What do you think makes sense?
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