Ideas and hopes are good, but to carry on ideas and hopes when it comes to our Plainfield students should require that the school district and the school board do a little bit more than offer their ideas and hopes. Here are some questions that I would like to get answers to:
1- Who has been involved on the planning of school reconfiguration and for how long;
2-What will be the estimated size and type of enrollment in any given proposed school for reconfiguration;
3-What provision will be there for Special Education students that require special accommodations;
4-What additional space requirements will be there for all functions of an efficient use of the school day (example: Science Labs, sports, cafeteria, library, music hall, etc);
5- What layout of special areas and what equipment will be needed for such areas;
6-What curriculum will the district be offering at the proposed reconfigured schools? When will this curriculum be adopted? Who will write it?
7-Will there be class size equality at all schools after a reconfiguration?
8-Does the district have the needed, and properly certified, teachers to implement the curriculum at all schools after a reconfiguration? Will the district need to hire new teachers?
9-Will there be a need to transport students to the reconfigured schools? If so, at what cost to the budget?
And cost important questions that seldom get asked:
10-What is going to be the total cost to reconfigure schools?
11-Has the district done a cost analysis and a 5 year cost projection of various school reconfiguration plans?
I am sure there are more questions, please add them on. Don't let the district catch you by surprise this coming January 2012 when it has been said that the superintendent will present her recommendation for school reconfiguration.
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