Post mortem on Leopold referendum

Joan Knoebel offered her thoughts on how to win support for the operating referendum, and I whole-heartedly second them.

On the Leopold referendum, I'd ask the board and supporters to do two things:

1) Lay out three or four alternative locations and configurations for a new Westside school, draw possible boundaries, develop cost projections, and then debate which alterantive seems to be the most likely to achieve academic excellence on the West side.

2) Invite organizations or individuals to propose a charter school on the Westside. Several people suggested a charter or magnet school, so let's see whether one might emerge as the best option for providing excellent education in the area.

Current overcrowding is not an issue at Leopold. Leopold is overcrowded, but I'll vote no again on a second school at Leopold if its supporters rotely drone, "This is the only option. This is the only option. This is the only option."

Posted by Ed Blume at May 25, 2005 1:10 PM
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