Category Archive For "Schools"
I’m So Tired of Hearing How Property Values Will Increase If We Pass the Park City School District’s $56 Million Bond
It’s everywhere. “The upcoming school bond is great because it will make our schools world class and thus raise our property values. Who can argue with that?” It must be some talking point coming out of the School District’s “YES” campaign for their bond because you hear it everywhere. Most recently I read it in the Park …
How Does the Stock Market Relate to The Success of the School Bond?
I had a couple of questions from readers on why I believe the stock market relates to the likelihood the Park City school bond will pass. Here is why I think it may be one of the biggest factors in this year’s election: Yesterday the stock market (i.e., the S&P 500) lost about 2% of …
If The School Board Really Wants Their $56 MM Bond to Pass …
If The School Board Really Wants Their $56 MM Bond to Pass… They Better Hope This Thing Turns Around in the Next Couple of Months. Oh and we can’t forget this…
What is Wrong With the Park Record’s Editorial on the School District Bond
In Saturday’s Park Record, the Editorial Staff expounded on the Park City School District’s desire to create a $56 million bond for upgrades to its facilities. It was a good editorial that explained history of school bonds in Park City, what a bond would cost an average Park City taxpayer, and what the School District wanted …
School Board Public Input on School Redesign
On Tuesday, the Park City School Board will be meeting at 4 PM to discuss a number of items related to their Master Planning Committee, grade realignment, tearing down of schools, rebuilding schools, etc. Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend, but I would encourage you to be there to voice your opinion. Public comment will begin …
Park City School Board, Please Be Straight With The Public
Below is how an interview with representatives of the Park City School Board began on KPCW this morning… Leslie Thatcher (KPCW): “It sounds like there is a unified decision to not follow the Master Planning committee recommendation and go ahead and move Dosier Field.” Tania Knauer (Head of School Board): “80% of what we are looking at is what …
Random Thoughts on Wednesday’s School Board Meeting on Rebuilding Our Schools
On Wednesday, the Park City School Board met to discuss the recommendation of its Master Planning Committee on tearing down, rebuilding, and adding on to ours schools. Here are some random thoughts from the 5 hours of the meeting I was able to watch: The school district will go forward with a bond. It will likely …
Live Blog on School Board Discussion on Rebuilding Schools and Potential Bond
Today we are live blogging the school board meeting. This is a discussion between school board members about rebuilding our schools. Click more for the discussion:
School District Master Planning: Where Were the Parents of the Economically Disadvantaged and Hispanic Kids?
I was having dinner with a friend last week and we were talking about the School Board’s push to realign grades. The district has said they are realigning grades in order to offer full day kindergarten which in turn will help economically disadvantaged kids and our hispanic population catch up with their peers educationally by 3rd …
Response to the Park City School District’s Guest Editorial
The Park City School Board wrote a Guest Editorial to the Park Record on Saturday. I’m glad they are getting information out. However, I also believe we should be receiving an accurate message from the board. It has become obvious that the School Board desperately desires sweeping changes to our district. They have invested significant time and …
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