tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post1266629347877439261..comments2024-01-03T19:50:33.344-05:00Comments on Paper Trail: New Mint Hill high boundary mapsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-39364075624962646252010-11-04T15:59:58.440-04:002010-11-04T15:59:58.440-04:00Hi were are these low income school areas of mint ...Hi were are these low income school areas of mint hill ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-8511161911747113432009-08-12T19:39:38.177-04:002009-08-12T19:39:38.177-04:00Why do you Mint Hill parents think your kids are b...Why do you Mint Hill parents think your kids are better? It's about time the school board used some common sense. Get a grip Mint Hill parents. Here's a news FLASH "Your kid isn't any better than any other kid". And, that goes for you too, Julie Andrews. I say go ahead, pull your kids out. Sign them up for charter and private schools. We need more room for the other really good and deserving children. Thank you School Board - It's been a long time coming.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-62600392879957009212009-08-11T19:40:16.787-04:002009-08-11T19:40:16.787-04:00Sign me up as a plaintif in the Law suit!!!!!!! CM...Sign me up as a plaintif in the Law suit!!!!!!! CMS is ruining our property vaules. Flip flopping on there promises ... who do they think they are, John Kerry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-51627519798822059652009-08-02T18:21:29.592-04:002009-08-02T18:21:29.592-04:00Is it fair to open Independence at 120-129% buildi...Is it fair to open Independence at 120-129% building utilization when the school will have the Bain area going there? The Bain area is projected for very high growth. If you open Indy at these high percentages, that school will surely open with trailers by 2010. The whole point of these boundary changes was to alleviate overcrowding. That is NOT what these three plans are doing.<br /><br />How is that fair to Independence in 2010 and beyond?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-33490855733286090292009-08-02T14:44:27.015-04:002009-08-02T14:44:27.015-04:00Butler still gets Matthews, stop being greedy and ...Butler still gets Matthews, stop being greedy and think of all 4 schools!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-32579351948137666822009-08-01T10:38:42.678-04:002009-08-01T10:38:42.678-04:00(sigh)- I am SO leaving CMS. They are more concer...(sigh)- I am SO leaving CMS. They are more concerned with social engineering and political correctness than providing quality education. These three plans will eliminate a Newsweek-rated top 100 high-school (Butler). Just more 'dumming down'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-37789829638141128592009-07-31T14:54:53.474-04:002009-07-31T14:54:53.474-04:00Is it just me or does the wording from CMS (we don...Is it just me or does the wording from CMS (we don't think we have the final plan) sound like it is giving itself something to fall back on if their is widespread disapproval? CMS should pass the best plan. It should not come down to the most powerful parents raising the most caine to get their way. High poverty parents don't attend school board meetings. Keep that in mind school board. These 3 new plans balance the schools the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-33972335655164060662009-07-30T17:49:54.278-04:002009-07-30T17:49:54.278-04:00Hey Mint Hill. What are you belly aching for. You...Hey Mint Hill. What are you belly aching for. You'll be getting another new high school in your area in 10 years. So you'll then have 2 high schools for your community. Share the wealth, why would you need three, when the kids that are in kindergarten grade now will have another choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-48409328076741447972009-07-30T17:27:33.977-04:002009-07-30T17:27:33.977-04:00The current scores for Indy are fine so why does o...The current scores for Indy are fine so why does our BOE feel compelled to change things so drastically?<br /><br />They could have left JW Grier and Reedy Creek and Lebanon Rd in Indy as they were and worked around the other schools like other options did that they rejected. But they didnt. They chose to change Indy and Butler the most when they didnt have to.Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-5944543910422745512009-07-30T17:20:44.414-04:002009-07-30T17:20:44.414-04:00Have you looked at these 3 plans? How is the new ...Have you looked at these 3 plans? How is the new school having the geographic area going to it exactly?<br /><br />Clear Creek West and East are right next to the school and two of the options put them at Indy. There are Mint Hill kids that live less than 1 mile, some right down the road from the new school, and they are going to Indy as well.<br /><br />But JW Grier and Reedy Creek are no where near the new school and they go to the near school.<br /><br />Are you still going to say that the new school has kids geographical close to it going there?<br /><br />Don't think so!Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-7372297160015026772009-07-30T17:20:11.321-04:002009-07-30T17:20:11.321-04:00Anonymous July 30 4:24 pm:
It's laughable to ...Anonymous July 30 4:24 pm:<br /><br />It's laughable to believe that teachers at the Big I have any power or influence to "pull strings" for "more resources." <br />By the way, the scores there are downright respectable with the "resources" they have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-37975771515318473152009-07-30T17:16:32.963-04:002009-07-30T17:16:32.963-04:00So mixing poor kids with middle class kids makes p...So mixing poor kids with middle class kids makes poor kids perform better? Is that right? And how exactly does that work? That makes no sense whatsoever. It may make the school numbers look better, but it is not making the poor kids perform better. <br /><br />That is just a disguise.<br /><br />Why don't we track the performance of the poor kids...kid by kid and really see if the poor kids did any better with the middle class kids in school with them. I doubt it. They are looking at the overall school and not each child individually...big difference.Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-62684395871638255542009-07-30T17:14:03.154-04:002009-07-30T17:14:03.154-04:00Butler folks, you still got it good. In 1997, you...Butler folks, you still got it good. In 1997, you said you wanted a Matthews school. You know have that. Mint Hil will for the most part have a school...Indy. The new school will have the geographic area near it. School board, pick from the three. This is the best plan. Much better than the June plans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-90345939594241654042009-07-30T17:11:47.354-04:002009-07-30T17:11:47.354-04:00Balance of free and reduced lunch. Raleigh uses t...Balance of free and reduced lunch. Raleigh uses that as a measure and they beat CMS hands down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-21939022542968108252009-07-30T17:02:48.077-04:002009-07-30T17:02:48.077-04:00Anon July 30, 2009 4:57 PM. "the new plan gi...Anon July 30, 2009 4:57 PM. "the new plan gives us the most balance". Well, from a a global/socialistic view point, you are right. Now the schols will be more or less blended in equal socio-economic/race allocations. But ...oh..never mind. Whatever I say will sound snobbish/racist to some of you - and I will admit, I am guilty of some of that. But I guarantee you - what is now a high-performing school, will suffer. And there will be no school in this mix that will replace itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-76934945614721902842009-07-30T17:02:39.661-04:002009-07-30T17:02:39.661-04:00Don't even put the idea into sending Mint Hill...Don't even put the idea into sending Mint Hill area kids to EM...this BOE is so messed up they may just do that and send the EM kids to Garinger and the Garinger kids to Buter....that makes sense right??<br /><br />After all, the BOE only does things that make sense.Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-85083751779731979262009-07-30T17:00:09.236-04:002009-07-30T17:00:09.236-04:00"These new plans give us the most balance amo..."These new plans give us the most balance among the four schools."<br /><br />Balance of what?Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-39243662972271943272009-07-30T16:57:33.749-04:002009-07-30T16:57:33.749-04:00Since Indy will get most of Mint Hill what is the ...Since Indy will get most of Mint Hill what is the problem? The only thing different is the building the students go to. I sense some hostility from the Matthews/Butler folks. This is not a football game, it is serious business. These new plans give us the most balance among the four schools. Sorry Matthews and Butler, you can't have it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-34081801885276492212009-07-30T16:54:32.086-04:002009-07-30T16:54:32.086-04:00bIg teachers are probably jumping for joy. Keep fi...bIg teachers are probably jumping for joy. Keep fighting - there's still a chance to get it changed again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-89785060013373454262009-07-30T16:46:03.253-04:002009-07-30T16:46:03.253-04:00If people want an excellent educational opportunit...If people want an excellent educational opportunity with many experienced quality teachers and an energetic new principal, along with strong athletics, music programs, journalism, dozens of community service opportunities, and a truly international student body, they should consider East Mecklenburg High.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-81207388312656979992009-07-30T16:45:55.029-04:002009-07-30T16:45:55.029-04:00Well, we got our "One High School" and i...Well, we got our "One High School" and it's Indy. What a great day for Mint Hill!!! (sarcasm) The BOE flipped the script on everyone. The first staff recommendation was the most palatable compared to these 3 new options.<br /><br />We got what the so called "majority" of Mint Hill wanted and it sucks. Go Bulldogs!! I meant Patriots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-18053360126459337842009-07-30T16:44:44.475-04:002009-07-30T16:44:44.475-04:00I agree. James Ross gotta go. Along with several o...I agree. James Ross gotta go. Along with several others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-40645994525782618712009-07-30T16:43:30.553-04:002009-07-30T16:43:30.553-04:00If you live on the other side of Albemarle road, y...If you live on the other side of Albemarle road, you were pretty much going to a low income school anyway you cut it. Except for the MH Town plan. Where have you been, this thing has been going down for 2 or 3 months now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-78720658107224104952009-07-30T16:43:26.348-04:002009-07-30T16:43:26.348-04:00Well that is the CMS style...do things at the last...Well that is the CMS style...do things at the last minute and let people know as little as possible so they have no time to respond or do anything about it.<br /><br />If you are a District 3 person..you need to rally the troops and vote James Ross out of there come November.Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374130865038535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819850637666173640.post-20114402604093978612009-07-30T16:40:23.621-04:002009-07-30T16:40:23.621-04:00I don't live in Mint Hill but I live just on t...I don't live in Mint Hill but I live just on the other side of Albemarle Rd. Now, my children are assigned to a low income school and I have all of two weeks to view the options and respond. This has been very poorly handled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com