Diane, I see you want to jump from thread to thread, that's nice!
Because no one will miss a post, I will carry this back to the Topic: West Elk district holding mail election for $4 million bond. Okay, okay.
Ross, by the way, you keep talking about the % of voters that turned down the last referendum...out of how many registered voters? A big % of a very small number of "potential" voters doesn't mean much, except that many people don't care what the results are.
AH yes....room temperature IQ speaks again.
It makes no difference how many voters, vote? What maters are what percentage votes for or against the Bond Issue! Sorry to have to inform you of what really matters.
But alas, I feel you are sending an altogether different message!
The School Board and the Superintendent and the Site Committee have all said they would get out to the public? Aren’t you indicating they will try to get people registered to vote, that haven’t registered? Register more people that may vote “NO”! That is if they can find any that are not registered!
Perhaps now you can comprehend why, I am trying to encourage people to discuss this situation and not necessarily take my word for anything.
Well lets just review what you said to redcliffsw shall we? “you don't even live and vote in ELK COUNTY” and “That bond issue won't affect you one way or another”. Diane please stand in front of your mirror and repeat these statements, please! Thank you!
See here is the actual post:
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And you don't even live and vote in ELK COUNTY? WHOOOOO! Why in the world would anyone who is concerned about Elk County politics listen to you? That bond issue won't affect you one way or another! At least I support Elk County projects when I can.
Now realize this, this is not an Elk County project!
And consider this is a voter responsibility!
West Elk USD-282 registered voters!
When did you register, Diane?
I will repeat, what in your background allows you to decide what a Taj Mahal school is?
Apparently, you do not comprehend the meaning of “figure of speech” as it relates to the use of the words “Taj Mahal”! Basic English, basic “Figure of Speech.”
Like your remark to redcliff:
AH yes....room temperature IQ speaks again.
Or how rooms are used? Room needs are much different now from when West Elk was built. There need to be classes for computer training, computers in rooms, even in elementary school and they take up space. Kids often change classes for reading and math.Since the exchange usually is equal, they have to have some place to sit when they do.(I don't know if your kids change or not.) When kids are doing group learning or projects, they need space to work.They don't all sit glued to their desks all day like you probably remember. Some schools do immersion classes in another language, even in elementary.Ya have to have space to do it! Personal and small group tutoring has to go somewhere also.
If you spend and have spent so much time in your son's school, surely you know that. Plus, you are stuck with the state's building regulations. Some where there must be some middle ground. I hope cooler heads will find it.
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The Board Hired a retired Professor out of Missouri to help them organize themselves and to do a community studies, the follow through --- nothing! What would have a
much wiser use of that money would have been a
much more productive use of taxpayer money would have been an
Efficiency Expert, in my opinion. After all wouldn’t you want an
efficiently ran school for your child and your property tax.
Of course Diane classrooms and children take up room, that’s a no brainer. But when you have a building designed to handle 600 students and only have 300 enrolled you don’t need more room. The School Superintendent has said 600 several times at open School Board Meetings, contrary to the rumor going around that it was designed for 340 students. (LOL)
Anyway Diane here is a list just for you!
• I live here!
• I vote here!
• I have attended West Elk School District Board Meetings and have observed the attitudes around the table. Not to good! There are no real conversations, President unless you consider the whining of the Board President saying his children won’t have a new gymnasium to play in.
• This School Board has no idea, in my opinion, what their actual job is!
• This School Board told the state that they saved $150,000.00 shutting down two grade schools! (which points out that the board cannot be trusted to answer to the voters and cannot be trusted to do what the voters want!)
• This School Board then spent $500,000.00 to replace the classrooms that were
disposed of , with eight classrooms in four portable buildings.
• The West Elk School has been operating just fine for the last 5 years and there has been
no population explosion in the District.
• The School Board has consistently ignored suggestions from experts in construction, and maintenance and surveys they commissioned and paid for with taxpayer dollars.
• If they get the money for the Bond Issue passed, they have said, they plan to dispose of the eyesores, the eight classroom in 4 portable buildings thus reducing the classroom capacity back to the amount that they presently have. That’s $500,000.00 wasted!
• What they really need is an efficiency expert to perform an unbiased study and I am certain the School would be just fine.
• The only addition will be a second gymnasium which is not necessary for educating the children, but for fulfilling
someone’s ego, nothing more!
• One of the architects that studied the building and drew up floor plans (an expert) said at a School Board meeting, the school had luxurious classrooms and that 2 class rooms could be made into 3 classrooms!
• The School Board has even discussed moveable walls for dividing classrooms!
• This School Board shut down, two grade schools after the voters and taxpayer said “NO”! And they planned the election now, knowing it will fail, with the idea to return in November.
• A new gymnasium is not a need for classroom education!
Thank You Diane, in the Words of your
Konnection, for engaging me. (LOL)
Oh by the way Diane in all your infinite wisdom you have failed to tell us how many School Board Members are associated with
Elk Konnected. Or is it you just don't know?
