I will never comprehend why the Lincoln building
was sold for such a small amount. Now we need* another building? we just
sold a building.
Any trust the board and
administration may have gained from some voters is going to be lost with this
type of behavior.
And just how does Ron May fit into all
this? Is he someone's friend on the board or administration? Seems all a bit
too convenient to me.
Yes, Mike the public needs to know all
this and more.
Linda Fort
[Winona Online Democracy]
What is the total cost of selling and
moving various departments out of Lincoln, including the chain of events which
that sale has triggered? Who can give us those numbers?
Kelly, can you?
Those costs should include the renovations
to Goodview, the WSHS, the cost of staff time in planning and moving, the move
out of the ALC, ect. It's time the public was given a complete,
accurate, and public accounting of the true cost of this move.
Where does it end?
Mike Kirschmann
[Winona Online Democracy]
The section of Minnesota Statutes that authorizes charter schools is Section 124D.10. Subdivision 2 of this Section defines who may attend a charter school and it authorizes charters to limit their enrollment to certain categories of students if they wish. A portion of Subd.9 follows: "Subd. 9. Admission requirements. A charter school may limit admission to: (1) ... (2) people who are eligible to participate in the
graduation incentives program under section 124D.68; or ..."
Section 124D.68 defines the conditions wherein students may enroll in a
variety of alternative learning programs including ALCs (defined in Section
123A.05)
It is clear that a charter school may be created and enrollment in that
charter school may be limited to students who would otherwise qualify to be
enrolled in the ALC. In short, a charter school may function as an ALC
and may contract with area public school districts, just like our present
ALC does.
(I guess that uses up my two posts for today...)
-Leslie Hittner
> I need to all of my
homework before I can way in on Leslie Hittner's
> second
suggestion.
>
> But regarding the first. Over the
past 13 months I have visited
> Dakota Charter about 6- 8 times and
Ridgeway three times, as well as
> all of our grade schools, and
middle schools and the high school
> several times. Realted to
this discussion - I haven't been called on
> by Ridgeway to visit as
often - but have made myself available.
> Generally I support charter
schools. We may send Alma to Ridgeway,
> but that decision at
this point is based mostly on proximity to our
> home. But 4
years is a long time from now.
>
> As I understand, and I am
certainly open to being better educated -
> state pot or not - we
taxpayers subsidize the lease payments at about
> $500,000 to these
schools. And while we receive help from the state
> for
busing and special ed - at the end of the day SD 861 carries more
>
of the weight of these costs via ratio comparison, even after state
>
aid. Part of this is due to the fact that SD 861 MAY have more to
> offer in terms of special ed, just due to the fact of the
sheer
> numbers we realize. A classic under-funded Catch
-22.
>
> My biggest concern and issue with charters - is that
charters are
> promoted by but under-funded by the state.
They must be funded 100%
> by the state - so that the "main" school
doesn't have to absorb the
> hidden costs of busing and special ed in
the tune of thousands and
> thousands of dollars. Leslie, I may
be wrong here and I appreciate
> your respectful input and thoughts
to better educate me - but this is
> what I understand after studying
the issue.
>
> I will carefully study your idea of chartering
ALC, and along with
> the Cotter idea, and off-peak scheduling
will run it by ALC
> personnel and others for feedback.
>
> Leslie - down the road I would appreciate it if you can report back
> on journal based research that speaks to your idea of a charter -
> ALC. If not research based - then at least some lay person
research,
> or at barebones - some examples of other districts using
this model
> in our state, region, or nation. That would
help me to understand
> and perhaps later advance your argument for
consideration.
>
>
>
> Kelly
>
>
> --
> Kelly Herold,
PhD
>
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