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Isn't it humerous that the majority of you unite under the banner of "Citizens for Livonia's Future" while you attempt to tear the district into pieces? Wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district which can provide special programs and accomidations for everyone? How can a small group of charter schools provide such accomidations as ACAT, MACAT, MSC, CAPA, and TMI programs? Creating charter schools will simply hurt the city and not help the city's future.
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Dec 22 2005, 02:59 PM
Isn't it humerous that the majority of you unite under the banner of "Citizens for Livonia's Future" while you attempt to tear the district into pieces? Wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district which can provide special programs and accomidations for everyone? How can a small group of charter schools provide such accomidations as ACAT, MACAT, MSC, CAPA, and TMI programs? Creating charter schools will simply hurt the city and not help the city's future.

Do you think the BOE is helping the future of Livonia?
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The ideal situation would be that LPS remain a unified school district. I think that everyone would much prefer that idea. But when the demographics committee and the BOE chose to ignore the districts largest group of stakeholders, they shattered the idea of a unified district, charters or not. Currently, we have people planning to move or who are looking at enrolling in private schools. You have to remeber that they chose the course we are on. I don't think that you can blame parents for exploring other avenues. Responsible parents will do what they feel is right for their children, whether that involves this plan or not. But keep in mind that charters generally spring up when stakeholders are unhappy. I think that many of us feel that the legacy initiative offers little to our children. If you feel there are benefits to it, please elaborate. The programs that you mentioned LPS provides are not for everyone. The programs you highlighted ARE great programs but serve a very small fraction of the districts almost 18,000 students. Just remember, LPS initiated all of this, you can't blame parents for exercising their educational rights.
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xyz-321
Dec 22 2005, 02:59 PM
Isn't it humerous that the majority of you unite under the banner of "Citizens for Livonia's Future" while you attempt to tear the district into pieces? Wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district which can provide special programs and accomidations for everyone? How can a small group of charter schools provide such accomidations as ACAT, MACAT, MSC, CAPA, and TMI programs? Creating charter schools will simply hurt the city and not help the city's future.

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It's not an attempt to tear the district apart. It's an attempt to pick up the pieces to what has already been broken and do what we feel is best for our kids.
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xyz-321
Dec 22 2005, 02:59 PM
Isn't it humerous that the majority of you unite under the banner of "Citizens for Livonia's Future" while you attempt to tear the district into pieces? Wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district which can provide special programs and accomidations for everyone? How can a small group of charter schools provide such accomidations as ACAT, MACAT, MSC, CAPA, and TMI programs? Creating charter schools will simply hurt the city and not help the city's future.

I love it...."tear the district into pieces".... Umm...we were all happy the way things were. We dont mind having to close schools...but why on earth did the BOE decide to make this drastic change without imput from the community?

As far as your statement..."wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district".... Well...they brought this whole situation upon themselves. Maybe if they would have actually asked the parents in the community...what they wanted...maybe we could actually have and keep a unified school district. As far as unified...guess what..under the Legacy plan..kids will be segregated. They will stay with the same kids thru out school. There is not making new friends or going to school with kids from different areas here in Livonia. Do you see a problem with that?

My girlfriend sends her son to Charter School.. becuase he has special needs...and wasnt getting the help in their district...and he is doing better in school than ever before! If you love the plan so much...thats great..I hope it all work out for you...truly. But I will do what I feel is right for my children...and the legacy plan...is not right for us. I would love to explore the possibility of a Charter School. But for now..private school is for us. Of course I would love for my children to stay here..that is after all the reason why I moved here...3 months ago! But unfortunatly...the BOE has forced me to seek other options.
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My apologies, my post was not clear. I was refering to creating charter schools as tearing the district to pieces.
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Dec 22 2005, 02:59 PM
Isn't it humerous that the majority of you unite under the banner of "Citizens for Livonia's Future" while you attempt to tear the district into pieces? Wouldn't it be best for the interest of everyone in Livonia to have a unified school district which can provide special programs and accomidations for everyone? How can a small group of charter schools provide such accomidations as ACAT, MACAT, MSC, CAPA, and TMI programs? Creating charter schools will simply hurt the city and not help the city's future.


Areyou serious? I love living in Livonia and chose to live here for the schools, but what is in the best interest of everyone is of no interest to me! What interests me is: what is the best decision for my child, and I can tell you that the Legacy plan is not it. Why should we unite when we weren't involved in the decision in the first place?

I have no problem with residents who choose to stay with LPS, that is their decision, and I would never say a negative word about it, but that doesn't make it right for everyone!





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I honestly do not see how the Legacy Initiative will hurt all of your children so much. Please, leave me a list of reasons to comment upon.
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Check out the reasons and the research that is behind it at http://www.citizensforlivoniasfuture.com
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Dec 22 2005, 04:59 PM
I honestly do not see how the Legacy Initiative will hurt all of your children so much. Please, leave me a list of reasons to comment upon.

Apparently you do not read the posts here...but im sure you will now get tons of them to respond to. Also we will post our concerns but you have to do the same...please tell me the benefits of the Legacy initiative for my children.
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Dec 22 2005, 05:07 PM
Check out the reasons and the research that is behind it at=http://www.citizensforlivoniasfuture.com

All the studies you have listed (I am not including the spreadsheets) are general studies. These do not focus on the LPS district. LPS is a unique situation. What may work in a majority of situations may not be perfect for LPS. I have not seen the "Citizens for Livonia's Future" do the type of in depth research on only the LPS district that the Demographics Committee did.
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Dec 22 2005, 05:16 PM
NFarquharson
Dec 22 2005, 05:07 PM
Check out the reasons and the research that is behind it at=http://www.citizensforlivoniasfuture.com

All the studies you have listed (I am not including the spreadsheets) are general studies. These do not focus on the LPS district. LPS is a unique situation. What may work in a majority of situations may not be perfect for LPS. I have not seen the "Citizens for Livonia's Future" do the type of in depth research on only the LPS district that the Demographics Committee did.

you've got to be kidding
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