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<blockquote data-quote="Riley" data-source="post: 3284294" data-attributes="member: 29196"><p>Can't or won't comment on the legislators "windfall", 22 years of "catch up" in one fell swoop.</p><p></p><p>But the school district issue is a real one of distances. I'm in over 100 high schools a year, there are a "few" that would make sense consolidating but once you get over 20 or 30 miles, there are significant impacts to the students and residents.</p><p></p><p>Most of OK, from what I've seen is not Tulsa, OKC, Norman, Edmond, etc....It might be a haul to get to school in the first place. My thought is how far should someone have to travel for after school sports, or a Friday night game?</p><p></p><p>What's reasonable? 30miles, 40, 50, 60 miles? Then double it for the return. At night, in weather, by a new driver? It's not a simple solution.</p><p></p><p>By the way, Broken Arrow walks about 1300 seniors, Union 1100, and Jenks around 850, TPS I can't say in total, surely they would figure in to a sq mile solution. Should they all be a consolidated districts with consolidated funding and bonds?</p><p></p><p>So TPS would be able to vote a tax increase in Broken Arrow? Claremore? Jenks?</p><p>OKC vote increases in Moore, Mustang, Norman, Edmond? Personally, I can't see that going well....</p><p></p><p>So a High school with a population of 2K total is not much of a reference regarding size impacts on districts. How to administer 10K students in 80 sq miles vice 10K students in 3000 sq miles is really the question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley, post: 3284294, member: 29196"] Can't or won't comment on the legislators "windfall", 22 years of "catch up" in one fell swoop. But the school district issue is a real one of distances. I'm in over 100 high schools a year, there are a "few" that would make sense consolidating but once you get over 20 or 30 miles, there are significant impacts to the students and residents. Most of OK, from what I've seen is not Tulsa, OKC, Norman, Edmond, etc....It might be a haul to get to school in the first place. My thought is how far should someone have to travel for after school sports, or a Friday night game? What's reasonable? 30miles, 40, 50, 60 miles? Then double it for the return. At night, in weather, by a new driver? It's not a simple solution. By the way, Broken Arrow walks about 1300 seniors, Union 1100, and Jenks around 850, TPS I can't say in total, surely they would figure in to a sq mile solution. Should they all be a consolidated districts with consolidated funding and bonds? So TPS would be able to vote a tax increase in Broken Arrow? Claremore? Jenks? OKC vote increases in Moore, Mustang, Norman, Edmond? Personally, I can't see that going well.... So a High school with a population of 2K total is not much of a reference regarding size impacts on districts. How to administer 10K students in 80 sq miles vice 10K students in 3000 sq miles is really the question. [/QUOTE]
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