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Scott,
Thanks for your ideas on how organizational re-structuring might play
out. The future will require everyone to adapt and consider as many
implications as possible. Larry and I did get an impromptu nickel tour of
the fifth grade house one day when we ran into Carolyn Lutz. Both her
survey results and tour seemed to indicate that the fifth graders and staff
have had a successful transition. Thanks for your WMS invitiation and
willingness to explain your perspectives.
Sharon
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Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:12 PM
Subject: Visit/Points to Ponder
> 861 School Board,
> I know you are receiving a lot of emails from various people to do
> this or that concerning the capacity reduction issue. This is one of them!
> Before you make any decision to take the 5th graders out of this setting
we
> would like you to come out and visit at the middle school and see first
> hand how much they are flourishing here. So, you are invited to come at
any
> time to visit and take a look see for yourself. Please do not make a
> decision without visiting first!
> Additionally, the point about central office moving here has quite
> a number of us concerned on the impact they would have on the building. As
> I look out the window, the Homer Rd. parking lot is filled. The additional
> parking needs alone for the central office staff would be problematic, not
> including the people coming and going to those offices. If you have been
> here in the morning or at the end of the school day it is very hectic, but
> safe now. I do not believe it would continue to be safe around here in
> regards to our parking lot.
> Also, during the planning of this building it was stated many times
> in planning and educational design meetings that this would not happen and
> that the middle school would not house the central office. I believe it
> would be counter to what the 12-14 thousand voters wanted to spend their
24
> million dollars on. There are other spaces available or would be available
> at several of the elementary schools once things start moving about. W-K
> for example, could house community ed. and central office if it became a 2
> section school. Some of the current W-K students could be bussed to
Central
> and Madison and keep their enrollment up. Another scenario would be to
put
> central office on the second floor of Central if the 5th graders go to the
> middle school and the special ed programs currently housed there were
moved
> to other schools.
> The latter are just a couple possibilities. It is difficult to
> really banter about some of these ideas with the board because of the
> audience type setting. Members of the audience who disagree have not been
> helpful to this process.
> Lastly, someone left a brown vinyl notebook with their notes in it
> on the table in 5E. It can be claimed at my office if it is yours!
> Thank you for your time!!
>
> Dr. Scott Hannon
> Principal
> Winona Middle School
>
>
>
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