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It's worse than I thought
Sep. 11th, 2009 09:42 amI went to the informational meeting put on by the school district about the proposed plan that the School Board will be voting on September 22.
We are in the Roosevelt attendance area. We want our girls to go to Southwest, which is in another attendance area. The changes are to take place for the 2010 school year.
Look, I understand the challenges the district is facing. I understand that the state, damn them, is not giving them enough money. I understand that the current system is not sustainable. But we made our decisions on school choice based on what the school district told us was going to happen. I fiercely resent them changing the rules in the middle of our kid's education like this.
I already knew that they were going to take our bussing away. I already knew that Delia's chances of getting into Southwest have slipped--although she has sibling preference, they still put her at the back of the line, behind all the kids who live in Zone 2 (i.e. those who live in the Southwest or Washburn attendance area).
I did not know that Fiona is at risk of being yanked out of Southwest entirely. Roosevelt is going to have an IB program, they tell us. Well, Roosevelt's test scores absolutely suck, compared to Southwest, and the accreditation process to become an IB school takes three years. So they could actually take Fiona, an IB-diploma candidate, out of an IB-accredited school her senior year and stick her in a failing school that doesn't even have IB accreditation.
Step one: see if the plan passes when the school board votes September 22. I expect that it will.
Step two: apply to the district, asking that Fiona be allowed to stay at Southwest and that Delia be allowed an exception to go there, too, under sibling preference. And pray that she gets in. And then try to figure out a city bus schedule that will get the girls there. Possibly buy a car and get Fiona her driver's license. Which would mean car payments and a higher insurance bill. Shit, I can't even afford to buy a car for myself.
If one or both girls aren't allowed to go to Southwest:
Step three: Paint the house and do repairs and move. Again, we absolutely don't have money for this as long as Rob is unemployed.
Do you see why I need Robert to get a frickin' job!?!?!
We are in the Roosevelt attendance area. We want our girls to go to Southwest, which is in another attendance area. The changes are to take place for the 2010 school year.
Look, I understand the challenges the district is facing. I understand that the state, damn them, is not giving them enough money. I understand that the current system is not sustainable. But we made our decisions on school choice based on what the school district told us was going to happen. I fiercely resent them changing the rules in the middle of our kid's education like this.
I already knew that they were going to take our bussing away. I already knew that Delia's chances of getting into Southwest have slipped--although she has sibling preference, they still put her at the back of the line, behind all the kids who live in Zone 2 (i.e. those who live in the Southwest or Washburn attendance area).
I did not know that Fiona is at risk of being yanked out of Southwest entirely. Roosevelt is going to have an IB program, they tell us. Well, Roosevelt's test scores absolutely suck, compared to Southwest, and the accreditation process to become an IB school takes three years. So they could actually take Fiona, an IB-diploma candidate, out of an IB-accredited school her senior year and stick her in a failing school that doesn't even have IB accreditation.
Step one: see if the plan passes when the school board votes September 22. I expect that it will.
Step two: apply to the district, asking that Fiona be allowed to stay at Southwest and that Delia be allowed an exception to go there, too, under sibling preference. And pray that she gets in. And then try to figure out a city bus schedule that will get the girls there. Possibly buy a car and get Fiona her driver's license. Which would mean car payments and a higher insurance bill. Shit, I can't even afford to buy a car for myself.
If one or both girls aren't allowed to go to Southwest:
Step three: Paint the house and do repairs and move. Again, we absolutely don't have money for this as long as Rob is unemployed.
Do you see why I need Robert to get a frickin' job!?!?!