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JoshMoni
Posts:78
 | | 06/04/2008 11:00 AM |
 Alert | Is anyone who is sending their kid (s) to this school? | | | |
| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/04/2008 7:42 PM |
Alert | | nope, since lagos is the only elementary school that buses, they will go there. all of the kyrene schools are excelling i believe. isnt esperanza the one between ray&chandler on mountain view road or whatever? | |
listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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| | Urban Cowgirl
Posts:209
| | 06/06/2008 12:04 PM |
Alert | | Milenio also busses, my son went there this year. We absolutely love it! | |
Janelle
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You can take the girl out of Kansas, but can't take Kansas out of the girl! | |
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| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/07/2008 5:22 AM |
Alert | | thats great news. i believe more of kyrenes schools are going to bus. i saw lagos kinder&first grades average approximately 19-20 kids per classrooms, those are better numbers than MUSD and LTS by far. plus they are transported on kyrenes dime, not mine so it saves me time&$$$ to send them to kyrene plus by not buying unis, it cuts down on my costs as well. for me its a no brainer, although i know some parents would feel uneasy sending their kids on the bus that far but there has not been any incidents i felt that dissuaded me. kyrene is the best!!! | |
listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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| | leehopper
Posts:120
| | 06/07/2008 6:45 AM |
Alert | any thing is good if it is FREE.... | |
There are no real reasons for failure,
only excuses | |
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| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/08/2008 7:49 AM |
Alert | well a free cowpie sandwiche probably isnt good  | |
listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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|  | PKMet
Posts:244
| | 06/10/2008 10:38 AM |
Alert | Are we always going to be able to send our children to the Kyrene district if we live out here or will that eventually change? | |
They are who we thought they were! | |
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| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/14/2008 8:20 PM |
Alert | | i believe KSD will continue to activily recruit maricopa kids. their surrounding base of enrollable children is slowly eroding, the schools there were built to meet demand of an influx of families to the 'tukee much like MUSD is building schools to meet the demand brought by the affordable housing here. those children that the schools were built for, have grown up and moved on and so the district needs children to replace those lost to graduation. KSD is a wonderful district, the bus ride might be a deterent to some, but not to others. | |
listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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| | My3AAAs!
Posts:113
| | 06/16/2008 10:32 AM |
Alert | I had looked at that one for my oldest girl. She will start kindergarten next fall. I think I might take her either to Kyrene de la Estrella or try and get her into horizon instead. | | | |
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| | Go Vikes
Posts:10
| | 06/19/2008 5:47 PM |
Alert | Kyrene is actually going to be merging with tempe to become a unified k-12 school district and will have to have new boundries. Maricopa schools are going through growing pains however I believe their teachers are top notch. I have been involved with Kyrene teachers on a personal and professional levels. They are no better than Maricopas teachers. | | | |
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| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/19/2008 8:53 PM |
Alert | no its not, at least not as of august 2007.......
August 14, 2007
Mr. Martin Schultz
Chairman, School District Redistricting Commission
1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin 2
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Dear Mr. Schultz:
In accordance with the provisions of SB1068, the School District Redistricting Commission (SDRC) has asked the Kyrene School District Governing Board to provide feedback concerning two plans for unification forwarded by the SDRC. Kyrene’s Governing Board and Administration began the process of developing our feedback with open minds about the possibilities and took very seriously our responsibility to analyze the likely impacts of unification plans on the children of the Kyrene School District. The benefits of a clearly articulated K-12 education for all students and the efficient use of resources by school districts, which we understand to be the goals the SDRC is trying to achieve, are already valued and pursued by Kyrene. We are committed to a strong, expanding, and continually improving partnership with Tempe Union and Tempe Elementary to align curriculum, ease student transitions, and make the best possible use of resources (see exhibit E).
Board members and administrators have together and individually attended SDRC meetings, worked with Tempe Union and Tempe Elementary administrative counterparts to share analysis and data, conducted three district wide forums, two staff forums, visited site councils at all 25 Kyrene schools, had a Board Study Session, participated in a tri-district Board Study Session, attended forums conducted by Tempe Union and Tempe Elementary, attended meetings of Dick Foreman’s community group and posted all information on our website. The purpose of all of these activities was to share information and seek input from our community.
As we considered the relevant research (see exhibit I), analyzed the details of unification and engaged our community, it became very clear that Kyrene’s children stand to gain little in the way of enhanced learning opportunities through these unification proposals. In the absence of substantial, additional financial support from the State, Kyrene’s children would actually lose a great deal. This is true regardless of how the lines on the map are drawn. Kyrene is one of the most efficient and academically successful school districts in Arizona (see exhibits A, G and H). A frequently asked question in our community is, “What are we trying to fix?”
Attached please find position statements for Plan A and Plan B as well as supporting materials. Our recommendation is that the SDRC exercise the option (provided for in SB 1068) of not forwarding a unification plan for our school district to the Governor for placement on the ballot in November of 2008. We appreciate your taking the time to consider our feedback.
Sincerely,
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listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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| | Go Vikes
Posts:10
| | 06/22/2008 10:48 AM |
Alert | During our union meeting in Jan. of 08 they told us that the district was on a finacial freeze and will most likely be merging with Tempe to recieve more money. | | | |
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| | *rikimaru*
Posts:484
| | 06/23/2008 9:02 AM |
Alert | | well either way i am glad they bus from the 'copa. | |
listened for, they cannot be heard;looked for, they cannot be seen; felt for, they cannot be touched: old ninja proverb | |
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