tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895200797299787815.post-662627639404260162007-04-17T16:15:00.000-05:002007-04-17T16:15:00.000-05:00Anonymous 9:48 -- The district does not have room in many elementary schools for the 6th graders to stay in the elementary schools... that would require anywhere from one extra classroom at a school like Lincoln or Green Meadow to 4 or 5 classrooms at schools like Traeger and Oakwood and I know those schools (Traeger/Oakwood) don't have any extra classrooms much less 4 extra rooms so again, it is incorrect to say such a plan would avoid building classrooms. Also, just keeping 6th graders in our elementary schools and putting 9th graders in our middle schools would save ZERO in operating costs and would probably increase those costs.<BR/><BR/>{You say "You think that because a "Monte" said something, it is crap." } <BR/><BR/>Where you get that from is beyond me, I do think that when misinformation is out there someone should correct it and I have decided I'm not going to stand by and let misinformation be spread. Why is it you choose to believe things that are factually incorrect just because a Monte said it? <BR/><BR/>{You also said "Then the district could put a referendum on a ballot that makes sense to FIX WHAT WE HAVE and the amount would be less."}<BR/><BR/>I believe the district should have a 2 question referendum one question about "fixing" those schools worth fixing (as determined by the experts hired by the district) and a second question about making our buildings more equitable. <BR/><BR/>When I attended both the focus groups and the Sat. large group meetings there was a consensus that people were willing to pay to make our buildings more equitable, the 2nd question would see if that is still true. That is where the majority of the cost would be in any referendum proposed.Teresa Thielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097990067216672469noreply@blogger.com