Great post. I read a lot of the 2075 Task Force reports and ended up voting Yes. I just don't believe we can starve funding as an viable exit strategy. And we need to be competitive in teacher pay.
We're in West zoning, but live only .7 miles from East, and I was extremely unsatisfied at the options going forward. I'd like to see students consolidated after elementary school and do everything we can to get out of the East/West district divide as they manage the smaller enrollment (mostly due to smaller family sizes). That being said, $60M for capital improvements isn't a huge number when you look at what a new HS costs. See Arrowhead's $261M for just a a HS, not the entire school district.
I agree with your sentiments that we aren't getting serious options. I remain unconvinced the K-6, 7-12 model will fix the issues.
Great post. I read a lot of the 2075 Task Force reports and ended up voting Yes. I just don't believe we can starve funding as an viable exit strategy. And we need to be competitive in teacher pay.
We're in West zoning, but live only .7 miles from East, and I was extremely unsatisfied at the options going forward. I'd like to see students consolidated after elementary school and do everything we can to get out of the East/West district divide as they manage the smaller enrollment (mostly due to smaller family sizes). That being said, $60M for capital improvements isn't a huge number when you look at what a new HS costs. See Arrowhead's $261M for just a a HS, not the entire school district.
I agree with your sentiments that we aren't getting serious options. I remain unconvinced the K-6, 7-12 model will fix the issues.