OKC district hosts first meeting on possible school closures

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OKC district hosts first meeting on possible school closures
by Tim Willert
Published: Mon, November 5, 2018 9:22 PM Updated: Mon, November 5, 2018 9:23 PM

 

[crrcboatz]

The entire state needs to visit this subject NOW!!

 

[Honey Badger]

They need to start in the panhandle. There are schools out here with 60-90 kids in the k-12 grades. Yet.... they pay full staffs, superintendents at each, there are busing and transportations costs, as well as curriculum funding. These schools currently exist within 15 to 20 minutes of larger schools districts.

Feel free to look it up.

Optima
Straight
Felt
Yarbrough
Keyes

It’s money wasted imho.

 

[Pearl Cruz]

They could eliminate about 75% of the non-classroom personnel.

 

[filbert]

They could eliminate about 75% of the non-classroom personnel.

That would be 80% of employment for some of these small towns! lol Thats the only reason these small schools stay open.

 

[TerryMiller]

They need to start in the panhandle. There are schools out here with 60-90 kids in the k-12 grades. Yet.... they pay full staffs, superintendents at each, there are busing and transportations costs, as well as curriculum funding. These schools currently exist within 15 to 20 minutes of larger schools districts.

Feel free to look it up.

Optima
Straight
Felt
Yarbrough
Keyes

It’s money wasted imho.

So, is it your idea that the Panhandle kids be uneducated? To consolidate schools out there, all the ones in any county would have to go to one central school. Have you considered how big each of those counties are in size? Have you considered how long some of those kids would have to ride the bus both to and from school? Do you really think transportation costs would go down? Perhaps you should actually go out to the Panhandle and see where some of these kids live, especially those living in the country, and see just how much time in their day would be wasted time.

Dumb comments like this are just that. Dumb! If you want to consolidate schools, look into counties that have multiple schools that are within just a few miles of each other that have students living close by.

 

[Okie4570]

So, is it your idea that the Panhandle kids be uneducated? To consolidate schools out there, all the ones in any county would have to go to one central school. Have you considered how big each of those counties are in size? Have you considered how long some of those kids would have to ride the bus both to and from school? Do you really think transportation costs would go down? Perhaps you should actually go out to the Panhandle and see where some of these kids live, especially those living in the country, and see just how much time in their day would be wasted time.

Dumb comments like this are just that. Dumb! If you want to consolidate schools, look into counties that have multiple schools that are within just a few miles of each other that have students living close by.

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure he lives and teaches out there lol.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

So, is it your idea that the Panhandle kids be uneducated? To consolidate schools out there, all the ones in any county would have to go to one central school. Have you considered how big each of those counties are in size? Have you considered how long some of those kids would have to ride the bus both to and from school? Do you really think transportation costs would go down? Perhaps you should actually go out to the Panhandle and see where some of these kids live, especially those living in the country, and see just how much time in their day would be wasted time.

Dumb comments like this are just that. Dumb! If you want to consolidate schools, look into counties that have multiple schools that are within just a few miles of each other that have students living close by.

Pot meet kettle....

 

[RickN]

We do not need to close any schools, we need to consolidate the upper level district staff. To many chiefs, not enough Indians, and far to much waste on non-essential crap.

 

[dlbleak]

A good friend of mine was the super st Hardesty. He only had 212 kids in k-12. I agree, some of these districts need to consolidate. I’ve been to a number of state conferences. I can tell you all, it’s not even on the radar...