Posted by oldtanker on January 24, 2013 at 13:21:36 from (66.228.255.239):
In Reply to: School consolidation posted by Greg K on January 23, 2013 at 10:00:03:
Keeping community schools can be a disaster too.
Here we had 3-4 districts that could have consolidated. When it was first discussed the state would have built and equipped a new central high school and repaired the smaller school in each town for K-8. Each school would open with no debt. The communities refused and raised taxes to keep it from happening. So now 30 years later were have 4 K-12 schools, each with a new building with the cheapest one being about 5 million. 3 of the schools share some sport teams because of declining enrollment. Each district without the funds to properly maintain the new buildings. Plus one school has had to shut down a wing due to declining enrollment.
3 of those schools did things differently. One build an auditorium thinking it would attract "a better quailty of people" and that they could rent it to other schools and to traveling theater groups. Too small so that didn't work out. One built a big gym with thoughts of renting to other schools when those schools hosted tournaments, they have had some success but they went way over budget on the building. The last is the one that had to shut down a wing. These same schools were the biggest rivals too.
Now they share a football team with 2 of the schools involved. Wrestling all three schools, and base ball all 3 schools with each school having to get kids back and forth to practices.
These little schools had for the boys, football, wrestling, basketball, track, baseball and golf......for the girls volley ball, basketball, softball, track and golf. Now I'm not against school sports but someone has to say this is ridiculous. The tax payer can only do so much.
And none of these schools are prime examples of being places that really prepare kids for college.
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