[Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students

[Tom Hansen]

There are 61 alternative K-12 schools in the state of Idaho

 

If you are interested ion breaking them down analogous to school comparable
school district sizes, help yourself.

 

They are all recorded on the attached Alternative Secondary Schools list,
which I downloaded from the State Board of Education website

 

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007) 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:15 PM
To: Tom Ivie; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students

 

Tom I,

 

Can you provide a list of cities in Idaho the same size as Moscow that do
not have alternative programs for education? Because aside from tiny towns
that cannot afford lots of alternative programs, I don't think you have a
point. Further, I don't it would justify discrimination if there was other
cities that also practiced it. 

 

I personally don't think we should segregate the schools completely. I
believe in integration. And if we cannot have integration and the schools
must be separated, they should at least be equal. 

 

Best,

 

Donovan

Tom Ivie <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com> wrote:

Not every school district has an alternative school/program.  Doesn't that
say something positive about our school district?

Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote: 

I don't believe I said it wasn't. The question is why is the money we give
to MSD not divided to give all children an equal shake? 

 

Best,

 

Donovan

Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:

School District, last time I heard.

 

DC

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:38 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students

 

I believe that the current school levy funding ignoring vocational students
needs is highly discriminatory. If you don't agree me, perhaps these
statistics will change your mind. 

 

Who in your opinion needs more support from the community?:

 


Paradise Creek Regional Alt School


Rank #102

Total Students(2005 - 2006*): 32
Fulltime teachers: 1.5
Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.3
Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 16 ( 50 %)

 

Am. Indian/Alaska Native: 1 ( 3 %)
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0 ( 0 %)
Hispanic: 2 ( 6 %)
African American: 1 ( 3 %)
White: 28 ( 88 %)
Unspecified: 0 ( 0 %)

OR


Moscow Senior High School


Ranks 11th in state 

 

Total Students(2005 - 2006*): 603
Fulltime teachers: 34.5
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.5
Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 102 ( 17 %)

 

Am. Indian/Alaska Native: 10 ( 2 %)
Asian/Pacific Islander: 16 ( 3 %)
Hispanic: 18 ( 3 %)
African American: 10 ( 2 %)
White: 549 ( 91 %)
Unspecified: 0 ( 0 %)

 

It seems like it is a common pattern to better fund those with the greatest
advantage to began with. Why is it too much to ask that the MSD promise to
allocate more funding so the kids that cannot afford lunch get the same
opportunities in a public education system as kids that can afford to buy
lunch everyday?

 

Best,

 

Donovan

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