Comments on: We have a Plan B http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/ a view from mid-America Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mid-Riffs » Blog Archive » Results of the Millage Survey Released http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-7353 Mid-Riffs » Blog Archive » Results of the Millage Survey Released Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:13:38 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-7353 [...] I am encouraged to see the district  working on what seems to be both an ambitious and prudent “Plan B.” Riff [...] [...] I am encouraged to see the district  working on what seems to be both an ambitious and prudent “Plan B.” Riff [...]

]]> By: Susan Norton http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Susan Norton Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:17:17 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-736 On a fun note, I am reminded of a wonderful comment by my mother of a certain correspondent of hers in a distant city "she just can't stay written to." On a fun note, I am reminded of a wonderful comment by my mother of a certain correspondent of hers in a distant city “she just can’t stay written to.”

]]> By: Susan Norton http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Susan Norton Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:14:24 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-735 Not semantics, just facts. I will continue to inform facts as I acquire them, but you might want to check our web site for more information when it becomes available. www.fayar.net Not semantics, just facts. I will continue to inform facts as I acquire them, but you might want to check our web site for more information when it becomes available. http://www.fayar.net

]]> By: More old school, less New http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-733 More old school, less New Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:14:42 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-733 If the school district goes with "Plan B", then several of the choices listed on the postcard survey are no longer relevant (eg. location, trust, construction, quality & no. of high schools). In effect, the district is saying to its patrons: we don't care what you think and we're going to do whatever we want. In other words, it's business as usual. ------------------------------------- New FPS High School Survey – Oct 2, 2009 Did you vote for or against the millage on September 15? ___For ___Against Please rank the three reasons (1 being the highest) that impacted your decision the most: ___Cost of the plan ___Location ___Addition of 9th grade ___Trust in school system ___Impact on my property taxes ___Construction on campus ___Quality of the current facility ___Current economic climate ___One high school instead of two ___Building new instead of renovating ___Small Learning Communities If the school district goes with “Plan B”, then several of the choices listed on the postcard survey are no longer relevant (eg. location, trust, construction, quality & no. of high schools). In effect, the district is saying to its patrons: we don’t care what you think and we’re going to do whatever we want. In other words, it’s business as usual.

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New FPS High School Survey – Oct 2, 2009

Did you vote for or against the millage on September 15?
___For ___Against

Please rank the three reasons (1 being the highest) that impacted your decision the most:

___Cost of the plan
___Location
___Addition of 9th grade
___Trust in school system
___Impact on my property taxes
___Construction on campus
___Quality of the current facility
___Current economic climate
___One high school instead of two
___Building new instead of renovating
___Small Learning Communities

]]> By: JMcGee http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-732 JMcGee Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:41:35 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-732 Susan, it seems you are squabbling over minor semantics. Whether the district actually calls it Plan B or not is irrelevant. The fact is, the outline of a new plan was put forward. The board will vote on Thursday whether to pursue this option further or not. Emmett, I'm not sure I see your point. Timing is important if the district wants to take advantage of the construction bonds. And the survey results can, and I'm assuming will, be used to inform the details of the plan. As a voting citizen of Fayetteville, I am pleased to see our school district's Super acting both swiftly and prudently in the aftermath of the millage defeat. Susan, it seems you are squabbling over minor semantics. Whether the district actually calls it Plan B or not is irrelevant. The fact is, the outline of a new plan was put forward. The board will vote on Thursday whether to pursue this option further or not.

Emmett, I’m not sure I see your point. Timing is important if the district wants to take advantage of the construction bonds. And the survey results can, and I’m assuming will, be used to inform the details of the plan. As a voting citizen of Fayetteville, I am pleased to see our school district’s Super acting both swiftly and prudently in the aftermath of the millage defeat.

]]> By: Susan Norton http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Susan Norton Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:25:39 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-731 Plan B has actually not yet been proposed. The flexibility to create Plan B will come if the board votes to accept the administration's recommendation this Thursday night. The survey results are being tallied and will be made public as soon as the data entry chore is done. It is a manually intensive effort. Plan B has actually not yet been proposed. The flexibility to create Plan B will come if the board votes to accept the administration’s recommendation this Thursday night.
The survey results are being tallied and will be made public as soon as the data entry chore is done. It is a manually intensive effort.

]]> By: Emmett http://mid-riffs.com/2009/10/we-have-a-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Emmett Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:37:37 +0000 http://mid-riffs.com/?p=1171#comment-729 Vicki Thomas has advanced what seems like a very reasonable proposal, but whatever happened to the postcard survey results? Did results from that survey inform this proposal? It seems odd to ask for feedback and then propose a Plan B before announcing what feddback they had received. Vicki Thomas has advanced what seems like a very reasonable proposal, but whatever happened to the postcard survey results? Did results from that survey inform this proposal?

It seems odd to ask for feedback and then propose a Plan B before announcing what feddback they had received.

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