All: At the PPERRIA meeting tonight, the position papers on Pratt School were unanimously approved.
There are two papers. One is on the policy of keeping Pratt open. That one I previously posted on this forum. There is a second one on the financial viability of keeping Pratt open. You can read both at the PPERRIA website of http://www.pperr.org/ and also in Word format on the Save Pratt website of http://44clarence.com/pratt/. While both papers are of interest, people from all sections of the city may be particularly interested in the fiscal analysis. The basic conclusion is that Pratt is operated at a profit to the school system and that, if Pratt should be shut down, the school system will incur additional costs that will mean a net loss. It's my understanding that the financial analysis was done, with great difficulty, by pulling information piece by piece out of the school district. And the conclusion is directly contrary to the basic assertion last year that Pratt must be closed in order to save money. Other areas of the city may be interested not only in the conclusions reached in the papers but in their methodology as well. Just so no one gets any impression that because I'm posting this information here that I am, somehow, also responsible for the work done on the papers, I need to say that I wish that it were only so. There was an enormous amount of work done by the Save Pratt committee but I was NOT a member. But the Save Pratt people who did do the work deserve great credit for the public service they have performed. Some of the people who did the work are listed on the Save Pratt website. Steve Cross Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
