> Speaking for myself, I think we should not have McNair > split between SL and HHS, for the reasons I stated > above. It's just too much of a burden to ask the > high schools with the most challenged students to > take on even more. That is why we would prefer to > have students that are not challenged. I don't understand why bringing in motivated, recently immigrated familie
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As to SL students attending the meetings, perhaps > you should consider that their presence was in > response to some pretty ugly things said about > their school at the first meeting. They are proud > of their school and want to show it You know, my son (Westfield Freshman) made the comment to me after the
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toSLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote > -------------- > The point I try to make is, if SL is so good, why > the SL PTA is so desperate? The only thing they > did not do was sending cheerleaders to the county > meeting. > > Instead of forcing students to move to SL HS, why > can't the SL PTA lobby the county to find
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't understand the comments about 'importing > students.' This is a boundary adjustment to > changes on the ground relative to enrollment, > overcrowding and under-enrollment. People who > live on the edge of their districts should be > aware that boundaries are changed all the time. > Floris fam
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Hmm Wrote: > I agree those kids should not be lost in this . . > Are you in the corner of busing said kids in? . . > or creating a community within close proximity to > SL with a larger number of "advantaged" kids to > balance out the FRL group and Title I school that > is already in the pyramid. SL DOES need balance > and with it will be a great school (and hopefully >
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Yes, I once owned a townhouse adjacent to South Lakes HS. I was laid-off from work, couldn't find equally-paying work quickly enough and had to quickly sell the place as I could no longer make the mortgage payments. I wound up with a much lower salary in a different job, and was forced to sell. I observe that many are obsessed with their property values, and can vouch that such an obsession beco
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