tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post5004131850387807965..comments2024-03-28T07:54:47.319-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: The School District and the City: Part 3Carole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-88611394360752410742016-01-21T19:05:26.627-05:002016-01-21T19:05:26.627-05:00This is a really complicated proposal which is yea...This is a really complicated proposal which is years in the making. One must factor in banking schedules, demographics-plus-too many campuses, the State's expectations for these buildings, which are updated with every 5-year inspection, and on and on.<br /><br />Please, attend one of the upcoming information meetings to pose your questions and arguments. You may still disagree with the proposal, but you won't be unimpressed with the quality of planning brought to this. <br /><br />it would be a shame to reject the proposal based on wrong or incomplete information. <br /><br />There are two meetings remaining, on January 27th and February 3rd (Wednesdays both), from 6 - 7 PM at the John L. Edwards Elementary School.<br /><br />http://www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com/capital_project.phpunheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-2174709779513285012016-01-20T20:46:08.329-05:002016-01-20T20:46:08.329-05:00unfortunately, the graduates have been pushed thro...unfortunately, the graduates have been pushed through the sytem to make the teachers look less incompetent. the salaries are huge-- at close to 100 k for some teachers, and hudson still ranks at the bottom 10 % of the entire school system in the state. <br /><br />this is a waste of money. maria suttmeier should revisit more ways to spend limited tax dollars in 5 years after she has a sterling track record><br /><br />the city of hudson doesnt need more spending on its school system. it is a bad idea for a failing district. and we do not need this. it has spend enough as it is. and gotten less. j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-44332730204823360602016-01-20T19:54:46.001-05:002016-01-20T19:54:46.001-05:00The school district's very informative public ...The school district's very informative public meeting for this week just ended. (There are two more on the next two Wednesdays, at JLE at 6 PM). <br /><br />I'm happy to report that the district's commitment to repairing the serious erosion damage was reiterated tonight, as long as the City agrees to part with the land. (It would be an unusual circumstance for a school district to be permitted to spend money on land it doesn't own.) <br /><br />For anyone's environmental concerns, this plan finally makes total sense. I have no doubts.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-89015603491872955962016-01-20T19:42:11.347-05:002016-01-20T19:42:11.347-05:00"Alderman Rick Rector (First Ward) wanted to ..."Alderman Rick Rector (First Ward) wanted to know what the academic benefit of spending $20 million was. In answer, Suttmeier spoke reducing transitions (moving from one school to another), which have been shown to have a negative effect of academic performance, aligning the curriculum (from grade level to grade level), and professional development."<br /><br />What is the evidence for the above statement? It had better be pretty compelling to spend 20 million. Other than that, we are spending it for a track field it seems. <br /><br />I intend to vote no on this scheme myself. I have read nothing that is remotely convincing that abandoning the the school on State Street, and this moving of students around, in an orgy of bricks and mortar fixation, has much merit at all. <br /><br />So give me the data. Give me the evidence. Data based decision making please, however novel that concept might be in some quarters around here. <br /><br />Just a pathetic cry of frustration that will make no difference whatsoever I understand. Maybe I should have spent most of my time on School Board issues since I arrived, rather than what I have focused on. <br /><br />I do appreciate the excellent work of Tim O'Connor on environmental issues. That takes care of that. Now we are just down to the 20 million issue. Steve Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588935402322108968noreply@blogger.com