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Petition the Rapides Parish School System Changes

Petition the Rapides Parish School System Changes

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 9 months ago
Proposed Changes to Bolton High and the Alexandria School System From an email sent to the parents involved in Brame Middle School PTC: "The superintendent will likely propose the following changes to the school board at the upcoming retreat in February and the board would vote on it at the March, 2008 meeting: 1. All 6th graders will return to the elementary schools effective August, 2008. It was pointed out to the superintendent that Cherokee, Nachman and JI Barron do not have the facility to house these 6th graders whereas the middle schools currently do have room. More portables was the response. It was suggested to the superintendent that such a move of the 6th graders should not occur until at least additional schools, wings, or rezoning occurs that would alleviate some of the overcrowding currently at those elementary schools. Most disappointing was the news that there are no current definitive plans in place by the school board to reduce that overcrowding situation. The school board will be considering the City of Woodworth's offer to donate some land for a school (probably K through 8th grades) if the school board will pay the majority of the cost to build it. 2. Bolton H.S. will likely become a â

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December 2, 2007

Seeing this kind of movement confirms that so many of you are just as unsettled by these school plans as I am. It is exhausting to keep pushing against a system that refuses to listen but knowing there are so many of us in this together keeps me going.

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Mike Fuentes
18 years ago Featured

Stop shuffling kids around like they are just numbers on a spreadsheet. Focus on the real issues and fix the actual buildings first.

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David Sanders
18 years ago Featured

Ridiculous plan. We need permanent solutions not more portables. Nobody is listening to the parents.

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Lisa Sharpe
18 years ago Featured

So frustrated with this school board. They have no plan to handle the growth and just want to push our kids into overcrowded buildings.

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Jennifer Singh
18 years ago Featured

Why do they want to move 6th graders to schools that dont even have room for them? This logic makes zero sense.

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Sarah Donnelly
18 years ago Featured

Portables at elementary schools? Are they kidding me. My daughter is already in a crowded classroom and the teachers are struggling enough as it is.

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Robert Wilkinson
18 years ago Featured

Keep Bolton the way it is. Leave our schools alone and quit trying to fix things that arent broken just to save a buck.