Comments on: Parents Plead with FCUSD to Keep Schools Open http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2009/10/21/parents-plead-with-fcusd-to-keep-schools-open/ Local News, Events, Things to Do Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rick C http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2009/10/21/parents-plead-with-fcusd-to-keep-schools-open/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 Rick C Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:37:20 +0000 http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/?p=6146#comment-3928 It seems Rancho Cordova is ALWAYS I MEAN ALWAYS gets the short end of the stick when it pertains to economic redevelopment and or improvement. Now it seems they want to mess with our schools too? Maybe we should let them give close the schools and hopefully a Charter school can revive their failed attempts to save our schools. Take a look at Folsom elementary schools pretty nice compared to our schools.Hmmmm. Interesting It seems Rancho Cordova is ALWAYS I MEAN ALWAYS gets the short end of the stick when it pertains to economic redevelopment and or improvement. Now it seems they want to mess with our schools too?

Maybe we should let them give close the schools and hopefully a Charter school can revive their failed attempts to save our schools.

Take a look at Folsom elementary schools pretty nice compared to our schools.Hmmmm. Interesting

]]> By: Oz http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/2009/10/21/parents-plead-with-fcusd-to-keep-schools-open/comment-page-1/#comment-3854 Oz Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:44:36 +0000 http://www.ranchocordovapost.com/?p=6146#comment-3854 It will be interesting to see how the FCUSD goes about getting through the hurdles of leasing/using the proposed-to-be-closed Rancho Cordova school sites by the time the 2010 school year starts--and the longer-term ramifications. Already the FCUSD is bypassing a lot of State of California Department of Ed processes/proposed timelines (including community participation and fact gathering, notification, etc.) typically recommended and established for closing California public schools. Just see www.cde.ca.gov/LS/fa/sf/schoolclose.asp and get a taste of the laws, rules, and near-endless regulations the FCUSD district is jumping over and skating by to race to some school closings. California Dept. of Ed chiefs, and State Board of Education--not the FCUSD School Board or local school officials--are the real ones who in the end who will be calling the shots. Only years ago the FCUSD was telling State officials they reqired many millions of dollars for costly facility upgrades at Rancho Cordova schools. Now, FCUSD officials publicly state the district has had years of data showing a declining student population in the service area studied for school closings. Dept. of Ed auditors and examiners are guarenteed to have a field day on the FCUSD. You cannot lie and misrepresent to the State Ed officials and get away with it--particularly when it is so many multiple millions of dollars. And the State Board of Ed--the real High and Mighty's in this game--will not typically reward school districts and officials who they see scammed and squandered--especially with hundreds of public schools up and down the State just barely hanging on--even begging for pennies per student. Would have been easier for the FCUSD to have fleeced School Lunch Program money for funding--a federal offense--than get into this problem now of having to close some uneeded schools. Count on some other educational agency or government entity or other organization--but certainly not the FCUSD--holding title to the closed Rancho school properties in the end after all this dust settles. It will be interesting to see how the FCUSD goes about getting through the hurdles of leasing/using the proposed-to-be-closed Rancho Cordova school sites by the time the 2010 school year starts–and the longer-term ramifications. Already the FCUSD is bypassing a lot of State of California Department of Ed processes/proposed timelines (including community participation and fact gathering, notification, etc.) typically recommended and established for closing California public schools. Just see http://www.cde.ca.gov/LS/fa/sf/schoolclose.asp and get a taste of the laws, rules, and near-endless regulations the FCUSD district is jumping over and skating by to race to some school closings. California Dept. of Ed chiefs, and State Board of Education–not the FCUSD School Board or local school officials–are the real ones who in the end who will be calling the shots. Only years ago the FCUSD was telling State officials they reqired many millions of dollars for costly facility upgrades at Rancho Cordova schools. Now, FCUSD officials publicly state the district has had years of data showing a declining student population in the service area studied for school closings. Dept. of Ed auditors and examiners are guarenteed to have a field day on the FCUSD. You cannot lie and misrepresent to the State Ed officials and get away with it–particularly when it is so many multiple millions of dollars. And the State Board of Ed–the real High and Mighty’s in this game–will not typically reward school districts and officials who they see scammed and squandered–especially with hundreds of public schools up and down the State just barely hanging on–even begging for pennies per student. Would have been easier for the FCUSD to have fleeced School Lunch Program money for funding–a federal offense–than get into this problem now of having to close some uneeded schools. Count on some other educational agency or government entity or other organization–but certainly not the FCUSD–holding title to the closed Rancho school properties in the end after all this dust settles.

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