[Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students

[Sue Hovey]

Charter schools are public schools, but they do not receive local levy funds.  

Sue H.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Ivie 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 6:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] School Levy Unfair to Poorer Students


  Are the Charter Schools also?

  Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote: 
    Paradise Creek Alt school is part of the Moscow School District, last time I heard.
     
    DC
     
    -----Original Message-----
    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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