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Post by d204mom on May 7, 2008 8:40:07 GMT -6
It's not a safe site, it's in the wrong place and it's not being built with taxpayer approval. I do think the board mistakenly thinks they are doing the right thing, however, this site will become MORE painful as time goes on. There will be boundary battles every year, every sb election for folks wanting out of MV. |
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Post by overtaxed on May 7, 2008 16:17:23 GMT -6
It's not a safe site, it's in the wrong place and it's not being built with taxpayer approval. I do think the board mistakenly thinks they are doing the right thing, however, this site will become MORE painful as time goes on. There will be boundary battles every year, every sb election for folks wanting out of MV. You are so right on the boundary battles and they will have to draw more and more from areas that would of never dreamed that it would happend to them.  |
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Post by overtaxed on May 7, 2008 16:18:01 GMT -6
It's a mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by ru4real on May 7, 2008 16:25:19 GMT -6
I do think the board mistakenly thinks they are doing the right thing, however, this site will become MORE painful as time goes on. There will be boundary battles every year, every sb election for folks wanting out of MV. You are so right on the boundary battles and they will have to draw more and more from areas that would of never dreamed that it would happend to them. Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle |
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Post by rew on May 7, 2008 16:38:34 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases.
ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204"
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Post by Arch on May 7, 2008 16:39:32 GMT -6
You are so right on the boundary battles and they will have to draw more and more from areas that would of never dreamed that it would happend to them. Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle Price of home plays a big part too. |
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Post by doctorwho on May 7, 2008 16:43:07 GMT -6
You are so right on the boundary battles and they will have to draw more and more from areas that would of never dreamed that it would happend to them. Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle You know that's what I originally thought also- but I can tell you a lot of the MW people on here - as well as those I've talked to at the PTA that have young kids ( no one out of ES yet) - do not want the commute - as they balance kids between schools- what they have said is they will have kids at Hill , Watts and MV at the same time- what a complete logistical nightmare for them. They have less emotion tied into this district so far and they are the ones looking to move - without anywhere near the feelings for the district a lot of us old timers have. Maybe that unique to Watts due to the distance ( especially time wise) to AME - I can't speak for other areas - you may be right there> |
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Post by ru4real on May 7, 2008 16:46:12 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases. ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204" That is today. In 2009 (or whenever the dang thing opens) people will flock to MV boundary homes , especially those families who are not so transcient. |
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Post by doctorwho on May 7, 2008 16:48:47 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases. ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204" I fully expect a decrease in price in my area as it is going to be a hard sell to go 3 zip codes north to HS and all the way to Hill for MS -- that is not the convenience families look for ( and with the price of gas everyone looking for shorter commutes everywhere) - it was already a hard enough sell to get people over the fact Naperville Central is not our high school- this will be a nightmare. good that they made sure Brighton Ridge won't suffer the same fate - sure it had nothing to do with a SBmember living there. |
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Post by d204mom on May 7, 2008 16:50:29 GMT -6
You are so right on the boundary battles and they will have to draw more and more from areas that would of never dreamed that it would happend to them. Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle Yes! You can't buy better publicity than what's been in the newspapers! People are talking, that's for sure! Naperville Sun, April 24The saga of Metea Valley High School reflects a botch-up mess pretty much from the beginning. Daily Herald April 30environmental hazards at the new site make it inappropriate for a school Chicago Tribune April 9this site is not fit for a school Daily Herald April 3The environmental status of the property owned by Midwest Generation and St John AME Church has been a source of debate in the community. Naperville Sun March 9Environmental concerns plague Metea school site |
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Post by ru4real on May 7, 2008 16:50:48 GMT -6
Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle New schools do not equal a great education. District 203 kicks 204's ass regularly. Looking back, I realize we made a mistake by moving to 204. Yet, we did our homework prior to moving. 204 was on record as saying the would never need a third high school because they'd converted the freshman centers at the time we decided to move to 204. Yet another mistake for 204. Could they really have been that bad at forecasting? Two years later they realize they were wrong and they need another high school? We kick ourselves everyday in the ass for not moving to 203. It was the dumbest decision I've ever made. Macy, don't beat yourself up. Weigh all of your options. Dist 203 gets better grades. So what?? At 62, do you care what your hs grades were?? At 23 do you?? NO.! Better grades don't equate to better citizens or better lives. People choose their paths. And school districts always 'stack the deck' with great teachers for a new school to get it off of the ground running. |
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Post by slp on May 7, 2008 16:53:43 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases. ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204" That is today. In 2009 (or whenever the dang thing opens) people will flock to MV boundary homes , especially those families who are not so transcient. I disagree. I think MV at Eola will forever have a stigma due to what it is sitting on and next to. A relative of mine works at Benet and she says that several applicants have referenced the horrible site for MV as their reason for looking at Benet. eta: Personally , my fear is that WE will eventually be re-boundaried from WV to MV by the time my 2nd grader attends hs. I won't send him to MV due to the stigma attached to that site AND due to the ridiculous distance that we would have to travel. By that time my older two will be in college so a move to stay at WV or NV will be alot easier (I hope). |
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Post by ru4real on May 7, 2008 16:53:57 GMT -6
Wrong, young families want to go to new schools. The homes within the MV boundaries will be the fastest sellers in 2009 and beyond as NV and WV age and all the good teachers move to the new school. Everything is a cycle Yes! You can't buy better publicity than what's been in the newspapers! People are talking, that's for sure! Naperville Sun, April 24The saga of Metea Valley High School reflects a botch-up mess pretty much from the beginning. Daily Herald April 30environmental hazards at the new site make it inappropriate for a school Chicago Tribune April 9this site is not fit for a school Daily Herald April 3The environmental status of the property owned by Midwest Generation and St John AME Church has been a source of debate in the community. Naperville Sun March 9Environmental concerns plague Metea school site People forget and move on. Hell, use the War, for example, 4000 soldiers and 500,000 iraqi civilians and all we care about today are lapel pins, britney's custody battles and baba wawa's affair 30 years ago!!!!! |
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Post by concerned2 on May 7, 2008 16:54:12 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases. ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204" That is today. In 2009 (or whenever the dang thing opens) people will flock to MV boundary homes , especially those families who are not so transcient. I have to disagree with you. All people will have to do is drive by the poor site. They will not want to send there kids there. So funny how you can talk about your home values, but us making the sacrifices and a cut in our home values when we bought into this district can make comments like these. Those who bought in Brookdale ect., knew their commutes when they bought their houses. That is why when we moved into district 204 we moved into a smaller house to be closer to the schools. It is a choice to live where you live. Now the SB is taking that choice away. |
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Post by macy on May 7, 2008 16:54:20 GMT -6
Young families want to live in new houses, and kids with high schoolers are not young families. The MV attendees will be disappointed if they are looking for property value increases. ETA - I just spoke to one of those young families moving to the area last week and their quote "we want 203, we would like to avoid 204" That is today. In 2009 (or whenever the dang thing opens) people will flock to MV boundary homes , especially those families who are not so transcient. ru4real, I don't think people will flock to MV homes. This district is not attractive anymore to many people. Again, I look to the rationale that brought me to 204. If I could have a redo, I'd move to St. Charles or 203 in a heartbeat. |
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