>>>>> "MH" == Michael Hohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> It would be interesting to compare the initial recommendations
MH> of David Jennings regarding the proposed school closings with
MH> the results now recommended by the consultants and likely to
MH> be approved by the Board. What was achieved given the extra
MH> time and expense? What are the net differences? Maybe this
MH> comparison has already been made and I just missed it.
MH> Now the question becomes one of assessing each closed site for
MH> future use. I'd imagine some will be demolished, while others
MH> will be recycled in one fashion or another. Future use will
MH> also impact MPS finances-- both immediately and over the
MH> longer term. What's the process to determine the future of
MH> these sites as they are closed?
The thing I would most like to see is some information about how these
school closings are going to HELP. How are they going to free up
resources (primarily, I assume, money) to make education work better.
Honestly, I think the process was very flawed, because they hired an
architectural firm to decide how to allocate space, but seem to have
charged them not to think about either the financials (will this
closing allow us to save money to provide better education at the
remaining schools?) or the educational objectives (will this school
closing interfere with teaching children, and if so, how, and how will
we remedy this?).
--
Robert P. Goldman
ECCO
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