The more I look into and talk to other district residents about the migration of our students to Minnetonka and Orono etc., the more irritated I become. I had no clue it was this widespread until I started trying to educate myself to the issues rooted within district culture. ALL OF YOU know someone who has left--see the numbers in earlier posts. I have talked to some of the parents, and their kids have NOT left due to facilities!! Speaking of facilities.......why.........:
Anyone? I can't get a reasonable answer from the district as to why the district could possibly need $600,000 loaded into their proposed project to cover "staff and miscellaneous needs" during construction. $600,000.
Yes, Hejna, Mailey & Notch will get the facilities fixed!
No, our plan will not include $600,000 in miscellaneous whatever(s)!
Yes, we will work to stop the student exodus from Westonka!
Parents with students who have left Westonka, please share a comment or several?!
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ReplyDeleteI find your candidacy is very intriguing. I wholly support you trying to focus on why students leave Westonka.
Despite the pretty PR picture painted by Westonka, when you look closely at test scores, Westonka is falling further and further behind. NO ONE should be content with the actual test results, but, they seem to be swept under the rug, which is even more disturbing.
My children left Westonka in elementary school when for one of my children, the spring teachers conference had the exact same concerns and action steps as the previous fall, which meant our child 'fell through the cracks' for an entire year. We moved both our kids to Our Lady Of The Lake Catholic School up through 8th grade where we couldn't have been more pleased. They flourished and are continuing to do well and are motivated to work hard at Holy Family Catholic HS.
Our daughter left because of a lack of commitment to the arts, test scores and a deficient spanish teacher.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, commitment to the arts is correlated with high test scores.
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