Sunday, March 11, 2012

Do we need a feasibility study?

According to Wikipedia,  PA Department of Education January 2009 enrollment was 5223. Enrollment is projected by PA Department of Education to decline to 4600 by 2019. Remember Ed Kubit's FAQ from two years ago? He had provided 20 year enrollment projections. He also said that the board was fiscally frugal.  It is a case of laryngitis

I posed this question in that thread:
I have reprinted letters to the editor, comments from Real Lebo, a link to the April 19, 2010 School Board meeting podcast, and the now MIA FAQ from Ed Kubit. Where are these proponents to the high school renovation now?
The answer is that they attend the Joint Discussion sessions. They are on the Review Teams. Look at the presentation made by the Revenue Generating Team. I don't see any feasibility studies considered.  How about the Staff Planning Team?  Nope. Don't see any feasibility studies listed there either. In fact, closing schools and wage freezes comes to mind.

I hope the School Board keeps this in mind during their special meeting concerning the feasibility study and when they vote to move forward with the study.

2 comments:

  1. I believe the feasibility study will determine if we are worth Pursuant Ketchum's time. Isn't it grand that the directors haven't figured that out?
    Sally Adams

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  2. How about raising the ticket prices for all the athletic events? I think that would be fair, since those are the folks that will be getting the most benefit from the "improved" athletic facilities. The board might want to consider instituting some fees to play or participate, too.

    Maddie Miller

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