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COMMUNITY FORUM JAMES FORD RHODES MAY 21, 2008 |
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Focused Discussion Area |
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Annual Budget
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Projected cost, will it be greater? $38-39 million it will be comparable. |
| Property tax rollback, what is it? | |
| Do you get anything on the tax abatement? How much is it? | |
| Development in the Flats-50% on improvements would go to the district. It depends on the scope of the project. | |
| PBA is the one that has more restrictions in spending. | |
| Catastrophe is mainly special students – PBA is for all students | |
| What happens with the teachers’ contract increase? This year is given the following year it is a contingency. | |
| Your budget has a big reduction from $79 to $29 million. We are watching it and developing a plan. | |
| Do you have a contract for a fix price on utilities? The district is working on it. It is the facilities department issue. | |
| Why did the Medicaid reimbursement stop? It depends on the type of aid. 63 millions were cut by the state. Save money with MRDD. | |
| How do you compensate for that? The district compensates for it because the services need to be provided as for the IEP. | |
| Overlap in health services? No, it is different. We collected the data for past year and we might get some reimbursement from the federal government. | |
| How do you calculate Title I or Medicaid? They are different programs. | |
| How do you determine the poverty rate? It was done with free and reduced lunch at 100%. The waiver was ended actually at 80%. | |
| What grades are going to charter schools? K – 8. | |
| Do you track them? Yes, by EMIS. | |
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Are they drop outs? What percentage? |
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Facilities Master Plan |
What information is used to obtain “Projected numbers”/enrollment? |
| What about transition – where are the 9th graders going to be – main campus or Harper? | |
| Will most incoming freshmen start at the Harper campus? | |
| Is CMSD going to make any needed renovations – i.e., technology, lighting, leaking roof at the Harper campus? | |
| Is Rhodes going to be completed (renovations) by next school year? | |
| Will there be a flagpole out front? | |
| What happened to proposal to demolish Harper – and build Mooney on that site? | |
| Why can’t all Rhodes students be on one site? | |
| Why can’t Mooney be built on other property? (unknown) – (old Memphis Site) | |
| Bryant K-8 → timeline pushed back again – why when we have overcrowding? | |
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What about students displaced – too many transitions and not enough room at Harper. Special needs children usually receive the most impact? Will Marshall be destroyed or renovated? |
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| Marshall indoor track and pool – what will happen to them? | |
| If student are going to Harper, why does it have to be rebuilt? | |
| What is the plan for Max Hayes? | |
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What is West-Side relief package? |
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| Will student Sp. Ed. assignments be out in June? | |
| What will happen to B. Franklin K-8 garden? | |
| Denison – What are swing sites? Can old school be used as a swing site? | |
| Ben Franklin – Community garden has unique history & maintenance issues that need to be addressed prior to 2012 – 2015 can that happen? | |
| Bryant – (landmark site) what can be funded (maintained) prior to segment date? | |
| Westside relief HS (Seg) may not immediately address HS overcrowding. | |
| Max Hayes – include former graduates opportunity to be part of rebuilding? | |
| Greenway – can something go into the design? | |
| Are there any other sites available for the new Max Hayes? Joint school & Rec Center | |
| Will students who do not actually live in the Rhodes (zone) not be permitted to attend Rhodes? (Sibling Policy) | |
| Memphis & 40th? 42 former school site/potential site for Mooney – (old Memphis School site) | |
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K-8/Middle School Structures |
There is no time for bonding during homeroom time now. How do you develop this time? |
| Transition from 8-9th grade is not smooth. How do we or what can we do to make this transition a smooth one? | |
| Younger students transitioning in the halls with older students. | |
| Teachers’ response to students (hollering, screaming at students). | |
| Concerned that K-5 students are lost in the middle school structure (K-8). | |
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Safety and Security |
Are you using metal detectors for adults? |
| How do you x-ray belt knives? | |
| Is the training open to volunteers in the community? | |
| What happened to our buses? Why are students on RTA? What discipline is there on RTA buses? | |
| How closely does CMSD overlap with CPD? | |
| What means do you take to educate staff? (teachers, lunch aides) | |
| Are there any undercover officers? | |
| Will there be a full time security office in every school? | |
| Will metal detectors be at one entrance? | |
| What about windows? | |
| Are cameras in every hall & classrooms? | |
| How do you help parents know what to look for as possible gang involvement? | |
| Can gang activity or questions about gang behavior go on web? | |
| Question raised about wand/detector for cargo pockets | |
| How do we handle children with medical conditions as they go through metal detectors? | |
| When does Bryant get the detector & officer? | |
| What about electrical power for detectors? | |
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Why do kids wear belts if weapons can be enclosed in the belt? |
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