I questioned that also..doing some research I found where charters are given money for transportation and it states dollar for dollar per student in school ..along with $50,000 set up charge etc. etc. I would assume if they don't have a gym...that would be the charter's cost just as it is a public schools. There is a good site on the web. dorie gallagher/nokomis
Elizabeth wrote > Tony or others, > > Could you elaborate more on the inability of the charter schools to > use a private institution like the Y because the Minneapolis Schools > won't let them? Is this an expense the charter school assumes MPS > should pick up or is it because of an exclusive agreement MSP has with > the Y? I am not up to speed on all charter school rules, but I do > not think that if a charter school is run in a building that does not > have a gym the district should have to pick up an additional expense of > providing them a Y membership. Doesn't the charter organization get a > per pupil $ amount and budget their "facilities needs" within that sum? > As to the police situation, again if the charter school is to use the > system set up by the school system they would have to be responsible > for part of the cost out of their budget. Though again because I am > not familiar with all the rules I do not even know if they have to > budget for transportation (busses that MSP provides) out of their > budgets. I guess I am not sure of all the rules of these quasi-private > public schools which may also explain why the MPRB is confused as well. > > Liz Wielinski > Columbia 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 > 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
