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Post by notconvinced on Mar 1, 2006 9:18:53 GMT -6
Very valid point. Just curious how many on the board here would vote YES even if the boundaries were very unfavorable to their ES? I know Warriorpride has said that they would be YES even though 5A was not their choice. Topher, you have provided great info on this site and you have also said that unless the boundaries were to your liking you would be a NO.
Not saying that you are wrong in that. I think many,such as us in BD, are being asked to vote YES even if we are put in a bad position. Just wondering how many of us on this board would do that?
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Post by forthekids on Mar 1, 2006 9:24:38 GMT -6
Very valid point. Just curious how many on the board here would vote YES even if the boundaries were very unfavorable to their ES? I know Warriorpride has said that they would be YES even though 5A was not their choice. Topher, you have provided great info on this site and you have also said that unless the boundaries were to your liking you would be a NO. Not saying that you are wrong in that. I think many,such as us in BD, are being asked to vote YES even if we are put in a bad position. Just wondering how many of us on this board would do that? I would vote YES no matter the boundaries and no matter where my kid or our subdivision ended up. There was talk of moving us back to WVHS from Neuqua and that would be fine with me. We were at WVHS to begin with and many of my friends kids graduated from there and had great experiences there. I am also not a great fan of HC. Have lived here many years and seen a lot of animosity toward the administration and the school board and in my opinion it still comes down to the kids. So, in answer to your question, I was and have always been a YES. |
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Post by gumby on Mar 1, 2006 9:27:30 GMT -6
It seems to me that a YES vote even if the boundaries are not to your liking would be beneficial in that you would experience less congested schools. That is a benefit to you no matter where you end up going. We have a friend that said they did not care where their kids would go to school, but that they want a third HS regardless. If that did not happen, they will move out. Others we are familiar with have expressed similar sentiments.
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Post by notconvinced on Mar 1, 2006 9:27:50 GMT -6
Thanks forthekids.
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Post by admin on Mar 1, 2006 9:29:49 GMT -6
That was more toward the balancing/leveling maps vs the geographic maps.
IMO, Brookdale did get screwed and it is JC's fault. She didn't have a plan B for Brookdale.
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Post by notconvinced on Mar 1, 2006 9:35:10 GMT -6
I appreciate all the feedback. Thought it was a good idea to examine how important your ES position is in all of this.
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Post by momof3 on Mar 1, 2006 9:35:22 GMT -6
I was a yes voter no matter what the boundaries choice was. Our ES could have either stayed at WV or gone to new HS. I was hoping for WV, due to the great experiences my neighbor's kids have had there, not due to personal experience. I also have small kids (ages 1 - 6), so I feel like I have more at stake ITRF than people with older kids. ITRF, my kids are guaranteed a miserable MS and HS experience. IMO.
eta - I agree that BD got the short end of the stick b/c they are seperated from their MS.
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Post by gatormom on Mar 1, 2006 9:40:01 GMT -6
Notconvinced,
I think the issue here is Gombert is not in an ideal situation, and BD is worse off. I think some of us here on the board have a tendency to forget what a sacrifice BD is being asked to make.
I am sure the situation will be made more palatable IFRP and once the MS boundaries come out. Unfortunately, Gombert loses all its MS buddies. I have lived here for 17 years and in all that time, my neighborhood has been paired with McCarty and most of the time Georgetown.
That is going to change. If it doesn't, well we get to join BD in the island department. Yet, I am still willing to risk a yes. I cannot imagine how difficult making your decision is and I wish you the best in making it.
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Post by charmant on Mar 1, 2006 9:44:46 GMT -6
I was a yes voter no matter what the boundaries choice was. Our ES could have either stayed at WV or gone to new HS. I was hoping for WV, due to the great experiences my neighbor's kids have had there, not due to personal experience. I also have small kids (ages 1 - 6), so I feel like I have more at stake ITRF than people with older kids. ITRF, my kids are guaranteed a miserable MS and HS experience. IMO. eta - I agree that BD got the short end of the stick b/c they are seperated from their MS. Momof3 why would it be miserable??? Who would tell your kids that their experience will be miserable??? I don't think you would do that to your kids at all based on your posts. |
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Post by notconvinced on Mar 1, 2006 9:47:33 GMT -6
Gatormom, I agree again. I can see some MS being split down the middle. I hope the attempt is made not to isolate any one school in a MS when it comes to HS. Two and two would be more reasonable if they have to be split. If we had at least one other school going with us to WV I think the situation would be much more acceptable. Unfortunately, I don't really trust the SB or admin to make that happen IFRP. I am so disillusioned I can imagine the MS boundaries being changed to bus BD somewhere else to MS even though Hill is smack in the middle of our neighborhood! Nothing seems out of the realm of possibility but that would be outrageous. It would be better to bring a school over since some schools already commute to get to Hill (Watts & Cowlishaw). We'll see IFRP what happens.
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Post by momof3 on Mar 1, 2006 9:48:20 GMT -6
Charmant,
I have a size 9 foot. If I wear size 7 shoes all day, I would be miserable. It's that simple to me.
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Post by gatormom on Mar 1, 2006 9:49:35 GMT -6
Charmont, the question at hand is whether or not you would vote yes if the boundary decision went against your ES, not if a particular parent views overcrowding and miserable MS and HS experience.
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Post by admin on Mar 1, 2006 9:50:02 GMT -6
The more and more I think about it, the Pro-Topher plan was the correct plan. ;D
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Post by notconvinced on Mar 1, 2006 9:52:59 GMT -6
The more and more I think about it, the Pro-Topher plan was the correct plan. ;D You know Topher, if I remember correctly, one of the things I liked about Pro-Topher was that it was MS based not ES isn't that right? My memory is failing. |
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Post by warriorpride on Mar 1, 2006 9:53:04 GMT -6
Very valid point. Just curious how many on the board here would vote YES even if the boundaries were very unfavorable to their ES? I know Warriorpride has said that they would be YES even though 5A was not their choice. Topher, you have provided great info on this site and you have also said that unless the boundaries were to your liking you would be a NO. Not saying that you are wrong in that. I think many,such as us in BD, are being asked to vote YES even if we are put in a bad position. Just wondering how many of us on this board would do that? Yeah, I'm from the north, and we'd continue to go to WV ITRP (I believe we're referred to as the Eola corridor?). I'm sadly finding out that I'm in the minority, tho, voting YES. It seems that many people up here have some kind of chip on their shoulder, either about wanting to go to the new school, or possibly issues with the SB. Some people have some very negative attitudes about WV, and some of the things that I've heard stated are untrue, but they don't bother verifying it. There's quite a game of "telephone" going on around here. Having had had some exposure to WV, I know that the district does everything possible to provide the same opportunities to kids at both HSs. ADDED LATER: Oh - one other thought: my wife & son told me that they saw one Vote Yes sign amongst the Vote No signs in Brookdale. My 10-year old son noted how brave they were - I concur. |
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