JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS…
NEED A NEW SCHOOL!!!
Stand together with our PTA and advocate to give our students a school that will meet today’s requirements:
Proper Building Structure (currently outside classrooms, leaky roof, non-working heat and air conditioning, temporary fix of standing water under school causing mold presence and requiring dehumidifiers, single pane windows, lacking 13 restrooms)
Adequate # of classrooms with storage to accommodate current and growing student population and Pre-K (currently not enough rooms, no storage and no Pre-K)
Gymnasium for Physical Education, Recess and Student Programs (does not exist; our students never meet at once)
Band Room (currently using stage)
Faculty Meeting/Lounge(currently 1-4 seat table in a copy room)
Kitchen (currently too small for number of students)
Breakfast/Lunch Room to accommodate 600+ students where children can talk (currently the same space being used as cafeteria, gym and auditorium)
Plus many more issues
Many parents, grandparents and community members will be attending a Board of Education Meeting on December 2nd at Bridgeport High School at 6pm to address these needs. Please sign this petition to let the Board know you support a new school for Johnson Elementary!
Updates
November 12, 2014
The mold and structural issues at Johnson Elementary are getting worse. We are meeting with district officials to demand immediate action on the building repairs.
November 12, 2014
The momentum is undeniable now. Seeing this level of support confirms that our community demands safe classrooms for these kids.
Reached 100 supporters
November 12, 2014
46 Comments
Johnson Elementary has been #2 on the Harrison County CFP (Comprehensive Facility Plan) for a number of years behind #1 Lumberport Middle. Now that LMS is being built, it is our turn. Our facility is not adequate to meet the needs of our students and staff. I find it inadequate to have physical education classes in the hallways or that students travel outside to the portable modulars to attend class. We take care of what we have and make it look good but it's time for us to take a stand!
How about the safety issues of having kids leave the main building to enter/exit outside classrooms? Makes the kids vulnerable.
non working heat are you kidding me how are these students able to function if this was the case in a child's home it would be unheard of and the same should go for a place we trust the students to be taken care of and educated. my child isn't in this school but those babies don't need that they deserve to have a new school to meet the accommodations they need to be cared for and taught
Our kids deserve better. we are in Johnson Elementary School is in Bridgeport just like Simpson Elementary School. So y should our kids get nothing and Simpson get everything. It's not right. I have to hear my son come home and tell me that he played with cups in gym, which by the way we don't have. They play with cups in the hallway.. Help us help the kids.
I'm tired of reading another story about the next big project at Simpson Elementary when my child's school gets nothing but leaky roofs, moldy walls, and add-on classrooms (which terrify me). When will Johnson students stop getting the short end of the stick?
We need a new school, right in the heart of town!
Coming from Texas I was shocked to see the conditions of the school my kids would be attending. Technically, they were suppose to go to Simpson but that school was under renovation. I was very disappointed that my 2nd grader has to enter the main door and walk all the way to the end of the building and still have to go outside under the cold elements to a portable building. Parking is awful...and again having to wait outside in the rain and cold. The least they should provide a overhead area for parents to wait for their children. This school really needs to be conserved as what it is....a museum of what schools looked like in the 50's. recycle it into something for the community to use. I have only been here 5 months but I would love to see a positive change made for the children that attend JES. They deserve a new building as well as the teachers and staff.
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JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS…
NEED A NEW SCHOOL!!!
Stand together with our PTA and advocate to give our students a school that will meet today’s requirements:
Proper Building Structure (currently outside classrooms, leaky roof, non-working heat and air conditioning, temporary fix of standing water under school causing mold presence and requiring dehumidifiers, single pane windows, lacking 13 restrooms)
Adequate # of classrooms with storage to accommodate current and growing student population and Pre-K (currently not enough rooms, no storage and no Pre-K)
Gymnasium for Physical Education, Recess and Student Programs (does not exist; our students never meet at once)
Band Room (currently using stage)
Faculty Meeting/Lounge(currently 1-4 seat table in a copy room)
Kitchen (currently too small for number of students)
Breakfast/Lunch Room to accommodate 600+ students where children can talk (currently the same space being used as cafeteria, gym and auditorium)
Plus many more issues
Many parents, grandparents and community members will be attending a Board of Education Meeting on December 2nd at Bridgeport High School at 6pm to address these needs. Please sign this petition to let the Board know you support a new school for Johnson Elementary!
Updates
November 12, 2014
The mold and structural issues at Johnson Elementary are getting worse. We are meeting with district officials to demand immediate action on the building repairs.
November 12, 2014
The momentum is undeniable now. Seeing this level of support confirms that our community demands safe classrooms for these kids.
Reached 100 supporters
November 12, 2014
46 Comments
Citizens of Bridgeport please sign this petition to show your support of the BOE following the priority list of the CEFP established in 2010. We were told then "Bridgeport will have to wait their turn" and "We will address number 1 (Lumberport Middle) and then work our way down the list"...the waiting is over...it is time for a new Johnson Elementary School!
Johnson Elementary has been #2 on the Harrison County CFP (Comprehensive Facility Plan) for a number of years behind #1 Lumberport Middle. Now that LMS is being built, it is our turn. Our facility is not adequate to meet the needs of our students and staff. I find it inadequate to have physical education classes in the hallways or that students travel outside to the portable modulars to attend class. We take care of what we have and make it look good but it's time for us to take a stand!
How about the safety issues of having kids leave the main building to enter/exit outside classrooms? Makes the kids vulnerable.
non working heat are you kidding me how are these students able to function if this was the case in a child's home it would be unheard of and the same should go for a place we trust the students to be taken care of and educated. my child isn't in this school but those babies don't need that they deserve to have a new school to meet the accommodations they need to be cared for and taught
Our kids deserve better. we are in Johnson Elementary School is in Bridgeport just like Simpson Elementary School. So y should our kids get nothing and Simpson get everything. It's not right. I have to hear my son come home and tell me that he played with cups in gym, which by the way we don't have. They play with cups in the hallway.. Help us help the kids.
I'm tired of reading another story about the next big project at Simpson Elementary when my child's school gets nothing but leaky roofs, moldy walls, and add-on classrooms (which terrify me). When will Johnson students stop getting the short end of the stick?
We need a new school, right in the heart of town!
Coming from Texas I was shocked to see the conditions of the school my kids would be attending. Technically, they were suppose to go to Simpson but that school was under renovation. I was very disappointed that my 2nd grader has to enter the main door and walk all the way to the end of the building and still have to go outside under the cold elements to a portable building. Parking is awful...and again having to wait outside in the rain and cold. The least they should provide a overhead area for parents to wait for their children. This school really needs to be conserved as what it is....a museum of what schools looked like in the 50's. recycle it into something for the community to use. I have only been here 5 months but I would love to see a positive change made for the children that attend JES. They deserve a new building as well as the teachers and staff.
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Citizens of Bridgeport please sign this petition to show your support of the BOE following the priority list of the CEFP established in 2010. We were told then "Bridgeport will have to wait their turn" and "We will address number 1 (Lumberport Middle) and then work our way down the list"...the waiting is over...it is time for a new Johnson Elementary School!