[Vision2020] Re: Moscow Residents Ask Questions/Moscow School
District Ignores them
Shelly
CJs at Turbonet.com
Wed Apr 6 23:46:02 PDT 2005
Donovan - excellent piece of work. Thank you for compiling all this
informative FACTUAL information. You are appreciated by all.
Cheers,
Phil
-------Original Message-------
From: Donovan Arnold
Date: 04/06/05 18:52:58
To: CJs at Turbonet.com; privatejf32 at hotmail.com
Cc: Vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Moscow Residents Ask Questions/Moscow School District Ignores them
Moscow Residents have been asking questions about the levy but they have not
been answered. Here are some questions and concerns asked by people in the
Moscow Community since December, but still go unanswered. Most of these
questions are asked on the website http://www.moscowfons.org
Declining Enrollment
Overcrowding? School population is going down not up. Why would we expand
facilities and buildings when the student population has been declining?
1993-94 2,736
1994-95 2,713
1995-96 2,709
1996-97 2,728
1997-98 2,617
1998-99 2,587
1999-00 2,624
2000-01 2,584
2001-02 2,554
2002-03 2,575
2003-04 2,551
2004-05 2,434
The Old Bonds Are Not Paid Off Yet
We would be paying for a dead horse. Moscow Tax payers are still paying on
the renovations from 1991 on the current High School. Building a new high
school when we are still paying on the old one is not responsible fiscal
management.
Renovation Would Be Less Costly according to the experts.
100-80 No renovation necessary
79-60 Minor renovation needed
59-40 Major renovation needed
39-0 Replacement recommended
McDonald Elementary 87
Junior High Field House 70
Junior High (main building) 61
High School 60
Lena Whitmore Elementary 52
West Park Elementary 49
Russell Elementary 46
Safety issues for the children are ignored
The proposed site has narrow curvy streets with no sidewalks or bike paths.
It would also increase the number of inexperienced high school students
driving around McDonald Elementary and the Junior High with no current stop
lights or protected crosswalks.
3 Years high school vs. 4 year high school
There has never been any conclusive evidence produced by a professional
study showing that changing a high school from three years to four years
benefits the community either in quality of education or costs.
There are also some unanswered ethical and moral questions regarding the
placement of 14 year old girls and 18 year old boys in the same school. The
school district will not allow community debate on this subject.
School Size
Increasing the size of the high school and junior high schools goes against
what we have known for years. Smaller schools are better for the students.
Hidden Costs
The Bond may be for $29 million. However, this number does not include
increased costs for city utilities and operation costs of the larger newer
high school. City utility costs for the new high school will have to include
water, widening of streets, traffic lights, adding sidewalks, and bike
paths.
Does not Address Major School Problems
This plan does not include the needs of the students.
It ignores the electrical failures at Moscow Junior High.
It ignores expansion needs of McDonald
It ignores Lena Whitmore
Does not adequately address the needs of West Park
Does not adequately address the needs of Russell
Only 37 high school students will be using the old high school designed for
over 500 students
Take Care,
Donovan J Arnold
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