Comments on: What Does Middle School Enrollment Tell Us About A New High School? https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/ Online News Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-102123 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:09:40 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-102123 As a long time resident of South-side I can personally attest to the impact the school zones have on property values. When we were considering selling our home to move to a better school zone, telling the real estate agent where we live (Myers Park) drew a dismissive sniff and the observation that ‘no one wants to live there.’ Fortunately, we were able to afford private schools for our children and stayed in our family home.
Looking strictly at the numbers, the northeast would seem the logical place to build a new high school, but that would continue the legacy of dumping on the south side and the unbalanced development of Leon County, as well as higher costs due to inflated property values.
To be honest though, if I lived on the north side of highway 90, I probably wouldn’t care either.
The solution is school choice instead of school zones. Pay teachers a base salary, then allow the better teachers to charge a premium to be in their classes. Good teachers would be rewarded, poor teachers identified and the parents make the decision where to educate their children.
Radical.

]]> By: bob fulford https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-101811 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:24:37 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-101811 In your analysis if you leave out race you wont understand. As my sainted mother used to say:”Error in the premise leads to error in the conclusion”.

I note your reference to Jackie Pons as CURRENT Superintendent Pons.

There are two elephants in the room. Construction dollars and race.

]]> By: Rosemary N. Palmer https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-101807 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:43:34 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-101807 These numbers don’t tell the whole story, though. There are a number of middle school charter options that top out at 8th grade. We would have to survey all the non-public school middle schoolers to know where they plan to attend school, and if it will be a public school to know.

We also need to know what construction has been done at Rickards over the last ten years, and what projects are in line but have not been completed. We, after all, do have an older high school (Leon) that no one considers too old or decrepit that has been maintained over the years. What is the difference between what has been done at Leon and Rickards?

]]> By: Hope https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-101803 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:02:43 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-101803 Large construction projects buy a lot of votes…case in point the CDA. Same old same old…

]]> By: Lynda https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-101781 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 04:43:13 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-101781 I would like to know where all school board candidates stand on this issue. It will definitely influence my vote!

]]> By: Jane https://tallahasseereports.com/2016/02/21/what-does-middle-school-enrollment-tell-us-about-a-new-high-school/#comment-101780 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 02:05:32 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=196186#comment-101780 Keep your numbers, they are useless. Logic? Out the window. This is all about the new construction of Pons High School. If you build it, Leon County Schools will fill it, even if they have to recruit from sourounding counties.

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