CSD Schedules Community Meetings Surrounding Master Plan Development
Decatur Metro | April 18, 2013CSD sends along this announcement…
City Schools of Decatur Master PlanningCity Schools of Decatur is the fastest growing school system in the state of Georgia! CSD is in the process of developing a master plan to prepare to accommodate our growing student enrollment within the confines of our existing campuses.Please check out our Master Planning website for more information about the process, dates and times for Public Forums, and resources presented at Board of Education meetings. http://www.csdecatur.net/master-plan/ Joint RMS and DHS School Leadership Team worksession:Location- Decatur High School Library Media CenterThursday April 18th @ 4:00 PM (no public comment)Renfroe Middle School Plan Public Forum:Location- Renfroe Middle SchoolThursday April 25th @ 6:30-8:00 PM with time for public commentFriday May 3rd @ 8:00-9:30 AM with time for public commentDecatur High School Plan Public Forum:Location- Decatur High School Performing Arts CenterWednesday May 1st @ 9:00-10:30 AM with time for public commentThursday May 2nd @ 6:30-8:00 PM with time for public comment
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based on the outrage following the previous round of not public enough public meetings, i expect we’ll need to add trailers to these meeting sites to accommodate the overflow crowds
#snarkierthanthou
Which time are you referring to?
#realquestionnotsnarkymaybe
Anybody attend the 4:00 PM meeting last night? Anything to report?
CSD staff and their consultant went over the details of the various options, and discussed some of their thought process. The SLTs had some good questions. Unfortunately the general public (taxpayers) were subject to a gag rule – we weren’t allowed to ask questions, but were allowed to write down questions for “future” meetings. I do applaud CSD for having this meeting, however it should have occured two months ago, before the scheduled School Board approval vote.
From my limited understanding of the high school (haven’t had a child attend there yet), Option 3 seems to be reasonable. The plan is to add classrooms within the existing footprint and expand toward Commerce Street (a commercial street).
As for Renfroe, I don’t see any of the options as being viable. CSD seems he**-bent on building a new school parallel to Kings Highway and tearing down everything except the new gym. This seems like a waste of the money, the new wing on the western side of the school is less than 10 years old!