I like the Tom Hayden school of Jazz idea too! Barring that, combining Kingsley and Bessie Rhodes makes a lot of sense. Speaking as a Bessie Rhodes parent I know our community is quite aware of the financial difficulties of the district. We're open to solutions that keep our community intact and we're not wedded to the physical building.…
I like the Tom Hayden school of Jazz idea too! Barring that, combining Kingsley and Bessie Rhodes makes a lot of sense. Speaking as a Bessie Rhodes parent I know our community is quite aware of the financial difficulties of the district. We're open to solutions that keep our community intact and we're not wedded to the physical building. We're just looking for a solution and a home rather than being scattered to the four winds and deprived of the language emphasis and inclusivity that make our current school a special place.
That seems like a reasonable idea? Move BR to Kingsley, give Kingsley parents the option to do Fifth ward school, Orrington, or Linconlwood. It's not like any of the schools are bursting at the seams.
OR they can just convert all walkable schools to Tom Hayden School of Jazz' and we can become a much cooler city.
I don't think they'd outright give those families the full optionality of "choosing" a school vs. being a little more lenient around attendance waivers in the years following the SAP3 recommended map going into effect. But don't you think there's concern that if you put BR in at Kingsley, it would dent the 5th ward school attendance enough to be a bad look? They have to want that school to look pretty full, right?
I like the Tom Hayden school of Jazz idea too! Barring that, combining Kingsley and Bessie Rhodes makes a lot of sense. Speaking as a Bessie Rhodes parent I know our community is quite aware of the financial difficulties of the district. We're open to solutions that keep our community intact and we're not wedded to the physical building. We're just looking for a solution and a home rather than being scattered to the four winds and deprived of the language emphasis and inclusivity that make our current school a special place.
That seems like a reasonable idea? Move BR to Kingsley, give Kingsley parents the option to do Fifth ward school, Orrington, or Linconlwood. It's not like any of the schools are bursting at the seams.
OR they can just convert all walkable schools to Tom Hayden School of Jazz' and we can become a much cooler city.
I don't think they'd outright give those families the full optionality of "choosing" a school vs. being a little more lenient around attendance waivers in the years following the SAP3 recommended map going into effect. But don't you think there's concern that if you put BR in at Kingsley, it would dent the 5th ward school attendance enough to be a bad look? They have to want that school to look pretty full, right?
Yup, I think that's right. They care a lot more about the optics of this new school than they should...