tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post2840559388467617206..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Population decline and Pure Reform about SchoolsMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-72748045896073251472009-05-19T22:02:08.665-04:002009-05-19T22:02:08.665-04:00Do you get the feeling that maybe the administrati...Do you get the feeling that maybe the administration doesn't trust people enough to be open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-23192982782025960572009-05-19T21:24:26.745-04:002009-05-19T21:24:26.745-04:00Part of the expansion decision came on the whim of...Part of the expansion decision came on the whim of a marketplace opportunity. The PPS had an "option" on the other parts of the building should they be vacated. They did become empty. PPS got an option offered. PPS accepted the option. Hence, more space. Hence -- the need to get the middle school there -- all because of a building space matter and downtown building particulars. No planning, really.<br /><br />The plan was to move the middle school - Rodgers - into the U-Prep building in the back of Oakland / The Hill District. <br /><br />That set off a chain reaction too. <br /><br />I don't know why, given that Rodgers has been a success, the PPS does not DUPLICATE the success and have two middle schools devoted to creative and performing arts. <br /><br />Put one at Knoxville. Put another wherever. Then take the space at CAPS and expand the HS progam.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-38761404069243845542009-05-19T20:39:06.051-04:002009-05-19T20:39:06.051-04:00To answer anonymous, because that many years ago, ...To answer anonymous, because that many years ago, no one thought that having a 6-12 school was a good idea. <br /><br />In fact, judging by every parent I've spoken to or heard speak at meetings, they still don't think it's a good idea. <br /><br />The point is that the resources downtown were designed for a high school -- One school, serving high school age children. Clearly there was some room to expand -- for instance, they could have expanded into the space that will now be used for Rogers. However, they've been using the studio spaces for classrooms, because they were already crowded.PPSparentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-64131866747026377062009-05-19T17:13:30.895-04:002009-05-19T17:13:30.895-04:00You make a valid point in regards to CAPA high sch...You make a valid point in regards to CAPA high school and consolidating them into one building. But I ask this: When the new building was erected Downtown why didn't they make it big enough so both the middle school and high school could exist side by side? Having them next to the high school means they can share the resources that make the upper grades so successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com