Julies points for discussion, taken from a thread some of us have thought it best to abandon in favor of talking more about policy issues and less about personalities: With the slides provided by Mr. Sullivan, the BEST CASE scenario is as follows; with two school closures the district still has a deficit of $854,244.00. Not including additional utilities and costs incurred by the remaining schools receiving the additional students. Or costs incurred in maintaining vacated buildings. Nowhere in the district’s numbers does it represent a $450,000 deficit as Mr. Felton claims; unless, of course, the rumors of the closure of Moriarty Middle School are true. That would account for the additional $400,000 in savings. The problem still remains that with the closure of all three schools there would still be over a $500,000 deficit, which to me translates as no teacher raises, no reinstatement of furlough days, program cuts and additional closures. One major problem still exists after all of this. Our schools are at maximum capacity and even if we did find a way to attract more people to our district, we have nowhere to put them. If we are all truly here to find the best solution for the students, then it is our responsibility to research and discuss alternative plans. Julie: you arent factoring in re-purposing of schools, which could help close that gap by bringing in revenue. Also, the notion of leaving room in the schools for when we attract more people seems odd. Communities dont exist to serve schools, more the other way around. In addition, one of Mr. Sullivans slides goes into some research done by an architectural firm that suggests we have not bottomed out yet. We probably dont have to worry about overcrowding in our schools in the near future. You seem adept at raising objections to what has been proposed but have so far proposed little in the way of solutions. What is it you are suggesting we do?
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 03:02:54 +0000
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