East Valley districts don't 'close' schools; they 'repurpose' them

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• Spamola5 posted at 12:47 pm on Sun, Sep 30, 2012.

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• WesternConnections posted at 9:08 pm on Sun, Sep 30, 2012.

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  For Gilbert Public Schools, another unforced error by the adminisration in the run-up to the election. First of all, Gilbert Jr. High parents immediately recognized the top-down style of decision making and connected the dots to vulnerabilities of incumbent school board members who might vote for this unpopular decision to close a neighborhood school in favor of an elite academy. No one warned GJH parents that Dr. Allison was planning a "repurposing" recommendation against their interests, but the GJH parents were quick to connect this unpopular decision to boycotting the override as a vehicle of disapproval. GJH parents also immediately recognized that sitting board members who voted for the superintendent's recommendation were vulnerable to being "unelected."

  Smart GJH parents! The board meeting on Tuesday will be interesting, to say the least. If the board tables the decision until after the election, that will be a naked political ploy to protect incumbents from making an unpopular vote. If the GPS board votes to affirm the administration's no-notice, top-down decision, that will empower anti-GPS votes against the override and usher in a new board that promises not to rubber stamp GPS administration overreaching.

  And the current GPS board will vote to approve the superintendent's performance pay bonus because he works so well with the community. NOT!!

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• soricobob posted at 5:02 am on Mon, Oct 1, 2012.

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  One of the effects of Charter Schools.

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