MATRIX OF INFORMATION THE CEDAR RAPIDS SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED
TO CONSIDER CLOSING SCHOOLS
At the start, it is pointed out the school district was strongly advised to merge administrators into unused space in existing buildings, rather than building the $41 million Taj Mahal for administrators to bask in. They ignored the advice and created the school closing mess now encountered, to the detriment of the kids!
MATRIX OF INFORMATION THE SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED FOR CONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL CLOSINGS! WHERE CAN NUMBERS AND INFORMATION CALLED FOR IN THE BLANKS BE FOUND, THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED TO SCHOOL BOARD AND & SCHOOL CLOSING COMMITTEE MEMBERS--AT THE START OF THEIR STUDY??!! DESCRIPTION HARRISON POLK MADISON MONROE ANNUAL NET TOTAL DOLLAR SAVINGS IF SCHOOL CLOSED ITEMIZED LIST OF SAVINGS FOR EACH SCHOOL--INCLUDING HOW SAVINGS WILL BE USED % CHANGE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IF CLOSED NUMBER OF TEACHER TERMINATIONS IF CLOSED NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATOR TERMINATIONS IF CLOSED NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF TERMINATIONS IF CLOSED NUMBER OF STUDENTS RELOCATED IF CLOSED DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOOD IF CLOSED % PROBABILITY NEIGHBORHOOD WILL REDEVELOP % OF TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REALLOCATED TO KEEP SCHOOL OPEN DOLLAR AMOUNT OF NEGLECTED REPAIRS NEEDED TO KEEP SCHOOL OPEN TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SALVAGEABLE MATERIAL IF SCHOOL CLOSED TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SCRAPPED MATERIAL IF SCHOOL CLOSED NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOGRAPHICS
Sources of the worst school waste and mismanagement, that built too many classrooms are clearly described on website http://iowalive.net/poormanagement.htm
Academic child abuse is posted on website http://www.iowalive.net/radio%20agenda.htm The 9-2-10 Gazette reported 21 Cedar Rapids schools are on the dreaded NCLB In Need of Assistance List, for academic failures—which is nothing short of child abuse, plaguing students for their entire lives.
Judy Hintz, Director of Educational Resource Associates in West Des Moines, wrote this column in the Des Moines Register http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301070024 It explains why Branstad's school reform fails to fix weaknesses. Judy routinely brings students to grade level the public schools fail to teach--and falsely claim can't be taught.