Jeremy
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04-29-14 10:22 AM - Post#168093
In response to MelissaM
Unfortunately... due to a prior commitment I won't be able to go to the Wednesday meet and greet at the library. Does anyone know what times the candidates will be out at city hall in their tents meeting people? I don't imagine they will all be there at the same time... but just a time when I can meet the most would be best.
All I can say is that as of 4:45 today, Wayne Boline and Faiz Zuberi are at the tents.
Thanks. I'm hoping to get up there tonight to vote. Maybe more will be out there.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 11:44 AM - Post#168175
In response to Jeremy
Attended the Library Forum last evening to hear the candidates for the AISD school board elections on Saturday, May 10th. Can't believe that the current School Board President Louise Master - who is running for re-election despite the stadium fiasco - thinks that the overcrowding at Lowery Freshman Center is a "perceived" problem. Does she even step inside the schools she's supposed to be leading?
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Jeremy
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05-01-14 11:55 AM - Post#168179
In response to Lowery_parent
I don't guess anyone knows if it was recorded? I would like to watch it.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 12:03 PM - Post#168181
In response to Jeremy
No, recording unfortunately. Would have been good to have a recording though. Also the only person who thinks Lowery is not a major issue and can be solved with "programming" was the current Board President. The remaining candidates Wayne Boline, Jimmy Trotter, and Mark Jones felt that Lowery is a major issue that needs funding and addressing.
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Jeremy
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05-01-14 12:05 PM - Post#168182
In response to Lowery_parent
What other issues were brought up? Was the other candidate Paul there?
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 12:21 PM - Post#168187
In response to Jeremy
Paul didn't show up. Not sure if he's serious.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 12:25 PM - Post#168189
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Oh there was a nice question, given the stadium fiasco, should we still be doing business with Pogue? I thought I read in the papers that Lance Hindt - called out Pogue in his interview. But again of all the candidates, the current Board President - Louise Master chose to defend Pogue. At least Mark Jones said it's a black eye for the builder to have this situation. Jimmy and Wayne also had similar views. But Louise Master remains loyal to Pogue - despite the mess.
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Cheatham Parent
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05-01-14 02:29 PM - Post#168205
In response to Lowery_parent
The needs of Lowery has already been determined to be one of the items which will be looked at with the next project kids.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 03:40 PM - Post#168214
In response to Cheatham Parent
Louise kept talking about Project Kids too - that's just a cop out. The other three candidates had it right - it has to be higher priority. Mark Jones is the VP on the board - yet he didn't seem to wait for Project Kids to call it a high priority.
There was an issue with Boydd Elementary also - which she was clueless about. How embarrassing to be totally unaware of the needs of minorities while being totally in-synch with Pogue's agenda and interests.
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Jeremy
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05-01-14 03:50 PM - Post#168217
In response to Lowery_parent
Mind sharing what this issue is at Boyd?
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Cheatham Parent
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05-01-14 03:54 PM - Post#168218
In response to Lowery_parent
We can disagree to disagree on whether Project Kids is a cop out... Have a good day.
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Gary
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05-01-14 03:57 PM - Post#168219
In response to Lowery_parent
Attended the Library Forum last evening to hear the candidates for the AISD school board elections on Saturday, May 10th. Can't believe that the current School Board President Louise Master - who is running for re-election despite the stadium fiasco - thinks that the overcrowding at Lowery Freshman Center is a "perceived" problem. Does she even step inside the schools she's supposed to be leading?
I believe all four are correct.
AISD has two capacity measurements for each campus.
Functional Capacity and Maximum Capacity.
Functional Capacity is the preferred number of students on a campus.
Maximum Capacity is the maximum number of students the campus is designed to accommodate.
Both numbers are based on building size, classroom usage, age of the students on the campus, type of instruction and curriculum occurring at the campus, and numerous other factors.
Current enrollment at LFC: 1565
Functional Capacity of LFC: 1600
Maximum Capacity of LFC: 1775
At any one time, these students are in their respective classroom, at AHS taking a second level language arts or math class, or outside in a physical education class. (They aren't always in the building.)
Below is the chart from an AISD information presented during a recent meeting.
Year - - - - Projected LFC Population
2013/14... 1565 - current year
2014/15... 1560
2015/16... 1667 – above preferred functional capacity reached
2016/17... 1650
2017/18... 1756
2018/19... 1746
2019/20... 1865 – above maximum design capacity reached
2020/21... 1894
2021/22... 1878
2022/23... 1761 – below maximum design capacity
2023/24... 1735 – below maximum design capacity
Is LFC crowded? Yes.
Is LFC overcrowded? Possible, but a subjective measurement.
Is LFC scheduled to be reviewed by the district and Project Kids as a campus for expansion? Yes.
Louise is correct, there is a perception that LFC is overcrowded. But overcrowded is a subjective measurement.
The other candidates think it is an issue, some may say major issue. That's their right to believe so.
LFC has been on the campus refurbishment/expansion timeline all along. It's position on the timeline is based on when district growth would reach functional and maximum capacity for the campus.
How about we all agree on this subject that all candidates are correct?
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 04:00 PM - Post#168220
In response to Gary
Gary. Are you the same Gary - Gary Stocker - who lost the election over the Bus Barn issue last year?
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Jeremy
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05-01-14 04:04 PM - Post#168221
In response to Lowery_parent
Hmm... not sure what that has to do with the information he posted.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 04:27 PM - Post#168224
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Hey Jeremy, welcome back.
It's got a lot to do with it. Because that metric of "maximum capacity" is an invention from six months ago to make Louise look like she had it planned all along. That "maximum capacity" suggests that every lab, resource room, music room be turned into a classroom. Word has it that they are knocking down janitors' closets to make room :)
Maximum capacity is merely a recent artifact to hoodwink the public. And that's very much in Gary Stocker's style to make dubious information look genuine. And we all know how Allen taxpayers really feel about Gary.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 04:39 PM - Post#168226
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And speaking of Pogue, that group that Louise so staunchly defended last evening - in stark contrast to the other three candidates. Convicted of tax fraud in 2010. See the link below:
Paul Pogue – Texan Guilty of Tax Evasion
http://chuckgallagher.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/pau...
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Cheatham Parent
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05-01-14 04:49 PM - Post#168227
In response to Lowery_parent
Gary. Are you the same Gary - Gary Stocker - who lost the election over the Bus Barn issue last year?
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Gary
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05-01-14 04:49 PM - Post#168228
In response to Lowery_parent
Louise kept talking about Project Kids too - that's just a cop out. The other three candidates had it right - it has to be higher priority. Mark Jones is the VP on the board - yet he didn't seem to wait for Project Kids to call it a high priority.
There was an issue with Boydd Elementary also - which she was clueless about. How embarrassing to be totally unaware of the needs of minorities while being totally in-synch with Pogue's agenda and interests.
Process driven, fact & data based decisions are what has allowed AISD to be the wonderful district it now is.
Project Kids is part of that process. Citizens meet in committees to help set district priority on items such as campus and facility need.
By including citizens as part of the priority process, the citizens typically support any bond package necessary to fund their priorities. The Board involvement is to initiate the creation of Project Kids, review the output from citizens, and then determine when to act on the identified needs. This usually requires a bond election to fund capital items. Based on the district’s bond capacity, the board will call for a bond election. The citizens then ultimately decide if they want to fund the capital items they prioritized during Project Kids.
If the Board were to immediately jump into calling for a bond election, the probability of the bond passing greatly decreases. Now a bond to fund an LFC expansion would probably pass. But Louise is trying to project the integrity of the process and help secure the expansion of LFC. Anything less from an existing board member shows flagrant disregard for the process and a total disrespect for the citizens of AISD.
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MelissaM
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05-01-14 05:10 PM - Post#168233
In response to Lowery_parent
Hmmm, a brand new user with the same inflammatory style as another poster on the board....
I'm all for listening to all sides of a topic, but when you just bash and throw out perceived opinions without support - you're just another one talking to the hand.
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Lowery_parent
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05-01-14 05:15 PM - Post#168234
In response to MelissaM
"Perceived opinion without support" -nice :)
Btw, did u even attend the forum last evening?
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