The school board rejected the merger proposal and decided to keep our school zones exactly as they are. This win belongs to every one of you who spoke up for our students and demanded stability. Stay alert for future budget meetings so we can ensure our schools remain a priority.
June 24, 2017
Final supporters
The Code of Conduct for the school is Respect, Courage, Honesty, Compassion, Responsibility. The students are raised to hold these attributes in high esteem. We, as adults need to model them for our children and exhibit them in our community. Our children need us to show respect for them and their futures. We need to show courage in fighting for their ability to learn in an environment that has been studied and tested to be the most beneficial. We need to be honest that money and budgets are not more important than our future. We need to show compassion to these children who are working so hard to learn and grow and form relationships without uprooting their sense of security and belonging. Finally we need to take responsibility for our children's education, our communities reputation for excellence and our future. Please sign this petition in support of honoring the school Code of Conduct, consistency in their learning environment, reasonable classroom sizes, and sense of community each of them have built for themselves in both schools. By transferring even a small number of Narragansett students to Village, it will effect both communities and both buildings class numbers. Sign to support a "no" response to the proposal of merging school zones for the coming year.
Updates
April 4, 2017
The school board is still hiding behind budget spreadsheets while our families face real instability. Send this petition link to three neighbors tonight and email your local school committee representative to demand they honor the existing code of conduct.
April 4, 2017
Reaching this milestone proves that our community refuses to let budgets override the needs of our children. Send this link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook page to keep this pressure on the board members.
Reached 100 supporters
April 4, 2017
16 Comments
I encourage the school committee to find an alternative to the shared attendance zone approach. The $210K savings equates to a mill rate impact of 13 cents for every $1K of property value. That's $39/yr for a $300K home. That's the price of 2 large and 1 small cheese pizzas at GHOP. It's hard to equate that to the impact of up to 20 established kids who would have to change schools as well as the classmates and friends they would leave behind.
Transfer a teacher. As a young child I was transferred to another city school in my town due to over crowding. It has a lasting effect on kids.
This is 100% NOT in th best interest of these kids. They need to add the appropriate amount of teachers to Village and Narragansett schools to keep class sizes within guidelines and not try to scrimp by With cost cutting measures at the expense of our children.
As a citizen of Gorham and mother of three children in the school system, I would like to urge the school board and our town council to make education a priority. If you're not willing to spend more money solely for the benefit of the children of Gorham, then please consider that it is EXCELLENT school systems that attract new residents and in turn businesses.
I am open to re-zoning. But, the proposal as it is written, increases class sizes and does not allow enough room for growth (thereby increasing the likelihood of further disruptive actions in the near future). I don't see it as a viable solution. More creative thinking is necessary.
I'm in 6th grade can I still play
When my child is of school age, I will not let my child be bused between schools. Need to find a long-term solution ASAP.
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The school board rejected the merger proposal and decided to keep our school zones exactly as they are. This win belongs to every one of you who spoke up for our students and demanded stability. Stay alert for future budget meetings so we can ensure our schools remain a priority.
June 24, 2017
Final supporters
The Code of Conduct for the school is Respect, Courage, Honesty, Compassion, Responsibility. The students are raised to hold these attributes in high esteem. We, as adults need to model them for our children and exhibit them in our community. Our children need us to show respect for them and their futures. We need to show courage in fighting for their ability to learn in an environment that has been studied and tested to be the most beneficial. We need to be honest that money and budgets are not more important than our future. We need to show compassion to these children who are working so hard to learn and grow and form relationships without uprooting their sense of security and belonging. Finally we need to take responsibility for our children's education, our communities reputation for excellence and our future. Please sign this petition in support of honoring the school Code of Conduct, consistency in their learning environment, reasonable classroom sizes, and sense of community each of them have built for themselves in both schools. By transferring even a small number of Narragansett students to Village, it will effect both communities and both buildings class numbers. Sign to support a "no" response to the proposal of merging school zones for the coming year.
Updates
April 4, 2017
The school board is still hiding behind budget spreadsheets while our families face real instability. Send this petition link to three neighbors tonight and email your local school committee representative to demand they honor the existing code of conduct.
April 4, 2017
Reaching this milestone proves that our community refuses to let budgets override the needs of our children. Send this link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook page to keep this pressure on the board members.
Reached 100 supporters
April 4, 2017
16 Comments
One of the deciding factors in buying the house that we did 8 months ago was the close proximity to Narragansett. We can walk there from our backyard in about 8 minutes. Ever since we moved to Gorham, my son and I have biked to school most days. It is one of the highlights of our day. When my daughter starts at Narragansett next year, it will be the three of us with this routine. With the busy downtown area, there is no way we could do this at Village. I will fight any attempt to move my kids.
I encourage the school committee to find an alternative to the shared attendance zone approach. The $210K savings equates to a mill rate impact of 13 cents for every $1K of property value. That's $39/yr for a $300K home. That's the price of 2 large and 1 small cheese pizzas at GHOP. It's hard to equate that to the impact of up to 20 established kids who would have to change schools as well as the classmates and friends they would leave behind.
Transfer a teacher. As a young child I was transferred to another city school in my town due to over crowding. It has a lasting effect on kids.
This is 100% NOT in th best interest of these kids. They need to add the appropriate amount of teachers to Village and Narragansett schools to keep class sizes within guidelines and not try to scrimp by With cost cutting measures at the expense of our children.
As a citizen of Gorham and mother of three children in the school system, I would like to urge the school board and our town council to make education a priority. If you're not willing to spend more money solely for the benefit of the children of Gorham, then please consider that it is EXCELLENT school systems that attract new residents and in turn businesses.
I am open to re-zoning. But, the proposal as it is written, increases class sizes and does not allow enough room for growth (thereby increasing the likelihood of further disruptive actions in the near future). I don't see it as a viable solution. More creative thinking is necessary.
I'm in 6th grade can I still play
When my child is of school age, I will not let my child be bused between schools. Need to find a long-term solution ASAP.
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One of the deciding factors in buying the house that we did 8 months ago was the close proximity to Narragansett. We can walk there from our backyard in about 8 minutes. Ever since we moved to Gorham, my son and I have biked to school most days. It is one of the highlights of our day. When my daughter starts at Narragansett next year, it will be the three of us with this routine. With the busy downtown area, there is no way we could do this at Village. I will fight any attempt to move my kids.