Disappointment

[oldmanpotter]

Sorry Welch is at NV. Just a slip of the keys

[WeBe204]

oldmanpotter said:

slp said:

To eliminate the pain for Fry and WE kids, can a proposal allow for WE and Fry to attend Scullen together? Under the current proposal, Welch and Fry would attend Scullen and split high schools. Why not minimize the pain for this area and at least make Scullen a 100% WVHS feeder? Does anyone have a logical placement for Welch to accomplish this scenario?

As I stated on another thread with GT and MC leaving Still for the new middle school at Waubonsie Gold only Gombert and Owen will be left. One other school has to replace the other two. Because of the location and the fact that WE attended Still only a few years ago the choice is obvious. TG has a MS in its own subdivision. Just for my own curiousity Slp who would you suggest be the third school at Still? Unlike most of the bountry proposal the WE to Still makes the most sense.

I am jsut going to go out on a limb and say 1/3 (more like 1/10) of Pet should not be that school.

[Arch]

oldmanpotter said:

I can tell you the Welch people will fight that proposal. WE is still closer to Still nd is going to WV. Welch is still at MV. Case closed.

Is this an indirect endorsement that no area should go to the farthest school?

[forthekids]

brad204 said:

oldmanpotter said:

As I stated on another thread with GT and MC leaving Still for the new middle school at Waubonsie Gold only Gombert and Owen will be left. One other school has to replace the other two. Because of the location and the fact that WE attended Still only a few years ago the choice is obvious. TG has a MS in its own subdivision. Just for my own curiousity Slp who would you suggest be the third school at Still? Unlike most of the bountry proposal the WE to Still makes the most sense.

I am jsut going to go out on a limb and say 1/3 (more like 1/10) of Pet should not be that school.

Just for clarification purposes, WE has been at Scullen MS for the past seven years. Actually, the school opened with WE being one of the first elementary schools to attend Scullen. The reason WE is an obvious choice for Still is that it is close to the northern part of the subdivision. However, Scullen is closer to the southern portion of WE. So, either scenario works for WE, Still or Scullen. I don't know if the same holds true for Welch.

[sleeplessinnpvl]

forthekids said:

brad204 said:

I am jsut going to go out on a limb and say 1/3 (more like 1/10) of Pet should not be that school.

Just for clarification purposes, WE has been at Scullen MS for the past seven years. Actually, the school opened with WE being one of the first elementary schools to attend Scullen. The reason WE is an obvious choice for Still is that it is close to the northern part of the subdivision. However, Scullen is closer to the southern portion of WE. So, either scenario works for WE, Still or Scullen. I don't know if the same holds true for Welch.

I see what you are saying about White EAgle and Fry being able to stay together so making Scullen a 100% feeder to WV makes sense. But I'm afraid that really screws up Still. Is it then Cowlishaw, Gombert, Owen and Welch? Then you have a mixture of kids that will split up and go to three different high schools. I think having 2 split feeder middle schools (one for the south and one for the north) seems more logical. But hey, if it would make more people happy, then I'm all for it. Problem is I think you would be making WE and Fry happy and making everyone at Still unhappy. There are just no winners with this.

[slp]

sleeplessinnpvl said:

forthekids said:

Just for clarification purposes, WE has been at Scullen MS for the past seven years. Actually, the school opened with WE being one of the first elementary schools to attend Scullen. The reason WE is an obvious choice for Still is that it is close to the northern part of the subdivision. However, Scullen is closer to the southern portion of WE. So, either scenario works for WE, Still or Scullen. I don't know if the same holds true for Welch.

I see what you are saying about White EAgle and Fry being able to stay together so making Scullen a 100% feeder to WV makes sense. But I'm afraid that really screws up Still. Is it then Cowlishaw, Gombert, Owen and Welch? Then you have a mixture of kids that will split up and go to three different high schools. I think having 2 split feeder middle schools (one for the south and one for the north) seems more logical. But hey, if it would make more people happy, then I'm all for it. Problem is I think you would be making WE and Fry happy and making everyone at Still unhappy. There are just no winners with this.

Unless they kept Owen at WVHS, they only a two way split .

[southsidemom]

sleeplessinnpvl said:

forthekids said:

Just for clarification purposes, WE has been at Scullen MS for the past seven years. Actually, the school opened with WE being one of the first elementary schools to attend Scullen. The reason WE is an obvious choice for Still is that it is close to the northern part of the subdivision. However, Scullen is closer to the southern portion of WE. So, either scenario works for WE, Still or Scullen. I don't know if the same holds true for Welch.

I see what you are saying about White EAgle and Fry being able to stay together so making Scullen a 100% feeder to WV makes sense. But I'm afraid that really screws up Still. Is it then Cowlishaw, Gombert, Owen and Welch? Then you have a mixture of kids that will split up and go to three different high schools. I think having 2 split feeder middle schools (one for the south and one for the north) seems more logical. But hey, if it would make more people happy, then I'm all for it. Problem is I think you would be making WE and Fry happy and making everyone at Still unhappy. There are just no winners with this.

Welch could go to Still with WE and feed into WVHS. Peterson and Fry feed into Scullen then NVHS. Just an option.

[rew]

Peterson, Fry and Welch don't all fit at Scullen.

[brooksmom]

rew said:

Peterson, Fry and Welch don't all fit at Scullen.

You missed the key word - WELCH could go to WV. Fry would go to NV. Let's throw another subdivision under the bus to save our own, shall we?

[rew]

I missed that you're right...so how does Peterson and Fry replace Welch at NV, their numbers are higher. You have to move someone else out of NV.

[confused]

brooksmom said:

rew said:

Peterson, Fry and Welch don't all fit at Scullen.

You missed the key word - WELCH could go to WV. Fry would go to NV. Let's throw another subdivision under the bus to save our own, shall we?

Why is it that whenever someone makes an alternate suggestion that alleviates a problem, it's them "throwing someone under the bus?" Aren't the initial schools in the current recommendation already being "thrown under the bus" for the sake of the rest of the district? I'm getting tired of seeing that term thrown around.

Maybe it's a solution that makes more sense and significantly reduces splits. There is a way to minimize splits that the district doesn't seem to care about. I really don't understand why they don't care. Maybe because they have a personal agenda in the South? maybe it's easier to keep the three areas you've already upset as the ones still upset. At least you keep the rest of the areas happy and maybe they'll continue to vote for you?

[confused]

rew said:

I missed that you're right...so how does Peterson and Fry replace Welch at NV, their numbers are higher. You have to move someone else out of NV.

It's not all of Peterson replacing Welch, it's only the 1/3 that is currently being split off to go to Waubonsie. The rest of Peterson is already at Neuqua in the current scenario. It's primarily Fry for Welch.

[macy]

rew said:

I missed that you're right...so how does Peterson and Fry replace Welch at NV, their numbers are higher. You have to move someone else out of NV.

actually, Fry and Welch are pretty comparible in terms of enrollment.

[Arch]

confused said:

I really don't understand why they don't care. Maybe because they have a personal agenda in the South? maybe it's easier to keep the three areas you've already upset as the ones still upset. At least you keep the rest of the areas happy and maybe they'll continue to vote for you?

Like making enough areas happy to hope to pass an operating referendum?

If they don't look at smoothing things out to make the zing less painful to people I can almost envision the voteNO factions gaining supporters.

I would not doubt that PW and GV are loving these boundaries because of the angry people they generate.

[macy]

brooksmom said:

rew said:

Peterson, Fry and Welch don't all fit at Scullen.

You missed the key word - WELCH could go to WV. Fry would go to NV. Let's throw another subdivision under the bus to save our own, shall we?

Brooksmom,

Do you really expect that people will put other subdivision's best interest ahead of their own?

Isn't it every man for themselves? Show me one subdivision that is willing to sacrifice what that they feel is in their best interest for the better of another?

In a warm and fuzzy world, I understand your logic. That's not reality, and shouldn't be such, in my opinion.