written (or copy and pasted) solely by Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. I am not a representative of the LSC (BUT I WANT TO BE!}
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TIME TO GET SERIOUS!
This is false. Public Schools did not lose this amount of money to charter schools. The money went to the school district where the students went as it should. Charter school opponents need to stop rallying for public schools to get money for students who do not attend them.
The thing is there is only one pot of money. The more people who drain from that pool will eventually weaken everybody. The cream of the crop will be diluted and the all of these "perceived" results will be come less impressive.
Charter schools have been around for over two decades and from the looks of things will be around for many more years. I think raising the cap is inevitable. Yes, there is only one pot of money. However, charter schools do not increase the number of people taking from that pot. They simply give parents another option of where their kids can attend school. If a parent chooses the public school district then that is where the chapter 70 aid for that student will be sent. If a parent chooses the charter school, then that is where the funding will be sent. The real issue here is the way the funding process works. The foundation enrollment is a count of the number of pupils the district is financially responsible for on October 1 of the previous year. For example, FY16 foundation enrollment is based on October 1,2014 headcount. This does not include only students going to charter schools, it also includes students for whom the district is paying tuition at other school districts, special education schools and other settings.
Most parents want what is best for their children. The schools in Lynn are overcrowded and lack classroom space. The buildings are old, dreary and crumbling. Many schools do not have libraries and some that do have bare shelves and are not staffed. Many classrooms lack updated textbooks and other educational tools, and some don't have any at all. Classrooms lack properly working technology such as smart boards, IPAD's, and internet. If a charter school could offer these students the things that LPS lacks, most parents, given the choice, would send their child to the charter school. Wouldn't you agree?
In my opinion, how LPS chooses to spend the funds it does receive significantly contributes to the lacking resources and services in the schools and classrooms. Until this problem is addressed, the students will not benefit from additional funding.
mY MAIN POINT HERE IS THAT TOO MANY CHARTERS, "INCREASED COMPETITION", WILL CAUSE everyone TO SINK TO THE BOTTOM. lOOK AT THE LAST APPLICATION FOR lYNN, kipp WAS OPPOSED TO ANOTHER CHARTER SCHOOL HERE.
This is false. Public Schools did not lose this amount of money to charter schools. The money went to the school district where the students went as it should. Charter school opponents need to stop rallying for public schools to get money for students who do not attend them.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is there is only one pot of money. The more people who drain from that pool will eventually weaken everybody. The cream of the crop will be diluted and the all of these "perceived" results will be come less impressive.
DeleteCharter schools have been around for over two decades and from the looks of things will be around for many more years. I think raising the cap is inevitable. Yes, there is only one pot of money. However, charter schools do not increase the number of people taking from that pot. They simply give parents another option of where their kids can attend school. If a parent chooses the public school district then that is where the chapter 70 aid for that student will be sent. If a parent chooses the charter school, then that is where the funding will be sent. The real issue here is the way the funding process works. The foundation enrollment is a count of the number of pupils the district is financially responsible for on October 1 of the previous year. For example, FY16 foundation enrollment is based on October 1,2014 headcount. This does not include only students going to charter schools, it also includes students for whom the district is paying tuition at other school districts, special education schools and other settings.
ReplyDeleteMost parents want what is best for their children. The schools in Lynn are overcrowded and lack classroom space. The buildings are old, dreary and crumbling. Many schools do not have libraries and some that do have bare shelves and are not staffed. Many classrooms lack updated textbooks and other educational tools, and some don't have any at all. Classrooms lack properly working technology such as smart boards, IPAD's, and internet. If a charter school could offer these students the things that LPS lacks, most parents, given the choice, would send their child to the charter school. Wouldn't you agree?
In my opinion, how LPS chooses to spend the funds it does receive significantly contributes to the lacking resources and services in the schools and classrooms. Until this problem is addressed, the students will not benefit from additional funding.
mY MAIN POINT HERE IS THAT TOO MANY CHARTERS, "INCREASED COMPETITION", WILL CAUSE everyone TO SINK TO THE BOTTOM. lOOK AT THE LAST APPLICATION FOR lYNN, kipp WAS OPPOSED TO ANOTHER CHARTER SCHOOL HERE.
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