tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post3276162971223183056..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: CMS wants Amay James backUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79389156192273922632013-09-15T02:23:30.611-04:002013-09-15T02:23:30.611-04:0011:59
Stick to the facts of the matter.
Funny ho...11:59<br /><br />Stick to the facts of the matter.<br /><br />Funny how they work.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61596542845832010132013-09-14T23:59:57.733-04:002013-09-14T23:59:57.733-04:00Wiley and Shamash you guys have an inherent bias i...Wiley and Shamash you guys have an inherent bias in reading these comments, everyone does. But to presume that a principal of a CMS school to be deliberately misleading is hilarious. <br /><br />I live in the Mountain Island area too, but knew those mobiles were largely unused from talking with MIE parents and faculty. Funny how that works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91089415064912579552013-09-13T08:47:15.474-04:002013-09-13T08:47:15.474-04:00When is the Montessori high school coming???????When is the Montessori high school coming???????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26509477802630742262013-09-13T07:08:29.362-04:002013-09-13T07:08:29.362-04:00Wiley,
For what it's worth, I read his commen...Wiley,<br /><br />For what it's worth, I read his comments the same way you did.<br /><br />And I do believe my reading comprehension skills are beyond reproach.<br /><br />(Based on standardized testing, of course...)<br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-12817304784226303402013-09-13T00:10:06.074-04:002013-09-13T00:10:06.074-04:00Vote NO for MOrrison !Vote NO for MOrrison !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-29281291239604528472013-09-12T17:16:56.619-04:002013-09-12T17:16:56.619-04:00CMS, please hurry with the K-8 STEM school in the ...CMS, please hurry with the K-8 STEM school in the south charlotte area. Why no magnet schools down here? Geez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-87962947044268266632013-09-12T16:55:59.375-04:002013-09-12T16:55:59.375-04:00I have a hard time believing that CMS is serious a...I have a hard time believing that CMS is serious about K-8 @ MIE. The word a year ago was that they would never voluntarily overcrowd a school and require mobiles. Then the bond info came out last spring and K-8 was back on the table. It took lots of questions from parents before CMS acknowledged that the current bond vote does not include funding for MIE K-8. Approval is supposed to be contingent on a BOE vote and some other funding source.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8683514221421923202013-09-12T16:36:53.223-04:002013-09-12T16:36:53.223-04:00Anon 4:16...
Thanks for the input but I stand by ...Anon 4:16...<br /><br />Thanks for the input but I stand by my comments and the facts, no matter what the subject is.<br /><br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-47635250144406033312013-09-12T16:28:35.544-04:002013-09-12T16:28:35.544-04:00JR needs to attend a writing class. I am sure he d...JR needs to attend a writing class. I am sure he didn't intend to ....<br />Oh what the heck. CMS is just a broken mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-40817719614295257022013-09-12T16:16:15.606-04:002013-09-12T16:16:15.606-04:00Wiley, stick to FRL. You look like less of a fool ...Wiley, stick to FRL. You look like less of a fool when you discuss that topic.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-72269315932109728912013-09-12T16:12:32.733-04:002013-09-12T16:12:32.733-04:00Perhaps you should go back and read the threads wh...Perhaps you should go back and read the threads where I stated there were 12 mobiles at MIE, to which he responded he saw nothing but land looking out his window.<br /><br />You interpret his comment the way you want and I'll interpret it as how I read it in the flow of the conversation.<br /><br />It wasn't until I pointed out the verification of the existance of the mobiles did he acknowledge they were there.<br /><br />I know there is land there to put another small building or two, but the fact is that school doesn't have the property to expand fully to K-8 because if they did, the school wouldn't have to use Coulwood athletic facilities.<br /><br />Which again, why waste money at MIE when Coulwood already has athletic facilities and space?<br /><br /><i>...Mountain Island Elementary School in Charlotte would also be expanded to include kindergarten through eighth grades. Its expansion would allow students to continue a science, technology, engineering and math focus, or STEM, through eighth grade.<br /> <br />Though no athletics would be available at Mountain Island Elementary, students would be able to participate in them at Coulwood. The expansion will also result in a smaller enrollment at Coulwood and <b>require the use of mobile units for grades six to eight.</b></i><br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89400474639159545952013-09-12T16:02:34.243-04:002013-09-12T16:02:34.243-04:00Pamela, I read Mr. Ruppenthal's posts the same...Pamela, I read Mr. Ruppenthal's posts the same was as Wiley did, indicating that there were no mobiles. <br /><br />However after re-reading his posts he did specifically state that grade levels were not being housed in mobiles, thus leaving open the possibility that some mobiles were being used.<br /><br />Wiley, I do not believe he was trying to misinform, his point was just not articulated very well.<br /><br />Ashley Holmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-30069544743288965082013-09-12T15:54:53.027-04:002013-09-12T15:54:53.027-04:00How do you interpret "I'm looking over a ...How do you interpret "I'm looking over a large field where mobiles once stood" as saying that there are no mobiles on the property? He was answering your question about whether the school had room to expand. Again, good grief.Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-50939662996458891522013-09-12T15:51:18.932-04:002013-09-12T15:51:18.932-04:00Pam,
Jeff Ruppenthal said...
Have you looked at ...Pam,<br /><br /><i>Jeff Ruppenthal said... <br />Have you looked at our property? I'm looking over a large field where mobiles once stood.</i><br /><br />You see it as a waste of time. I see it as telling it like it is and cutting through the status quo BS.<br /><br />You can continue to stick your head in the dirt and believe everything is wonderful with public education, that's fine. <br /><br />Some of us know differently.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11955702616194593522013-09-12T15:36:44.420-04:002013-09-12T15:36:44.420-04:00Wiley, he never stated there were no mobiles on th...Wiley, he never stated there were no mobiles on the property. He said there were fewer than there used to be, and that no grade levels were housed there. Look back through the conversation. Good grief. What a waste of everyone's time.Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-10063162011215590052013-09-12T15:29:25.731-04:002013-09-12T15:29:25.731-04:00Using mobiles for pre-K and music is still using m...Using mobiles for pre-K and music is still using mobiles due to lack of space.<br /><br />Stating he had none on the property is in my book being deceptive and the fact within a year or so of opening mobiles were brought in and having up to 22 on the property within 4 years, shows the mismanagement of CMS in projecting school space.<br /><br />Which leads to other questions. <br /><br />If CMS has 8 to 10 unused mobiles sitting at MIE, why can't they move those to another school to help alleviate overcrowded classrooms?<br /><br />How many mobiles district-wide does CMS have sitting empty that could be utilized?<br /><br />And if CMS has many empty mobiles, (while not ideal in the longrun) why can't they be used instead of bonds to add onto some schools for a couple of years to see where the growth is going?<br /><br />This business of closing schools, then opening them back up, consolidating schools, asking for bond monies to renovate and replace schools when other bond monies have yet to be spent from nearly six years ago, is absurd.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-25647917635210436202013-09-12T15:08:26.348-04:002013-09-12T15:08:26.348-04:00Anon 12:31, not 12:53Anon 12:31, not 12:53Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79704545345422236382013-09-12T15:01:29.712-04:002013-09-12T15:01:29.712-04:00The unused mobiles are not currently needed becaus...The unused mobiles are not currently needed because of Mountain Island Charter School, Lincoln Charter School, Lake Norman Charter School and a LACK of commitment from the district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-38079358255189859062013-09-12T14:58:24.250-04:002013-09-12T14:58:24.250-04:00Anon 12:53,
Great question!!! Why is Community H...Anon 12:53,<br /><br />Great question!!! Why is Community House Middle School the largest middle school in the Carolina's still growing and JM Robinson Middle School isn't even on the list?<br /><br />Both feed Ardrey Kell and from what AK teachers tell me the JMRMS kids are much better prepared for high school despite both middle schools following the same curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14971127022270596922013-09-12T14:51:23.673-04:002013-09-12T14:51:23.673-04:00H'mmm.
Dead Mobile Storage.H'mmm.<br /><br />Dead Mobile Storage.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19514535827554704832013-09-12T14:46:09.032-04:002013-09-12T14:46:09.032-04:00I emailed Jeffrey Ruppenthal to alert him to these...I emailed Jeffrey Ruppenthal to alert him to these questions -- as one commenter noted, he probably doesn't have time to browse comments all day. Here's his response: "Yes there are mobiles on the campus but they are just being housed here and moved when the district needs them (thankfully they are not needed as in years’ past because of the commitment by the district). We are utilizing one for our music classes and another for pre-K speech students. There’s nothing deceptive about our enrollment – that’s public record."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70354084741638538482013-09-12T13:18:25.686-04:002013-09-12T13:18:25.686-04:00Shamash...
I was pretty sure the mobiles were sti...Shamash...<br /><br />I was pretty sure the mobiles were still there. I drive by that school probably 6 or 7 times per month but he said they had been removed, I took his word for it and apologized. If I'm wrong on something I always admit to it.<br /><br />In this case, I had to see for myself and of course I was correct all along.<br /><br />Also, the school opened I believe in 2002/2003. By 2004, there were 2 mobiles on the property and by 2005 there were 10, validating my comment that the school was essentially overcrowded before it was opened. In Oct. 2007, there were 22 mobiles on the property. In 2012 they were back down to 12.<br /><br />Great thing about Google Earth and the ability to view the same area at different time intervals.<br /><br />This is why you vote no on bonds until someone with CMS gets a clue.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55897200145563511122013-09-12T13:08:05.346-04:002013-09-12T13:08:05.346-04:00What is interesting is a principal at a school is ...What is interesting is a principal at a school is able to post on a blog during school hours. Is the school on a year-round schedule which has no students at this time? Is the school going so well that his time there should be reduced (with a corresponding reduction in pay)? How would a teacher be rated on his/her evaluation should the principal see them "blogging" during school hours? So many questions...dscienceguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16674063176933579682013-09-12T13:03:21.646-04:002013-09-12T13:03:21.646-04:00Wiley,
Counting mobiles on school property is whe...Wiley,<br /><br />Counting mobiles on school property is where your theory that 1+1=2 falls apart within CMS.<br /><br />(Now if 6 turned out to be 9,<br /> I don't mind, I don't mind...)Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-591444459519524772013-09-12T12:49:41.907-04:002013-09-12T12:49:41.907-04:00"None of our grade levels are currently being..."None of our grade levels are currently being housed in mobiles"<br /><br /><br />Hmmm...<br /><br />So how are we to parse this statement for THE TRUTH about kids being taught in mobiles?<br /><br />Does it REALLY mean:<br /><br />No kids being taught in mobiles?<br /><br />A few kids in mobiles, but not an entire grade's worth?<br /><br />A lot of kids in mobiles, but from various grades, so that no particular "grade" is mostly in mobiles/<br /><br />Only some classes (but not the entire range of subjects for any given grade) are being taught in mobiles.<br /><br />etc., etc., etc.<br /><br />Is it any wonder people don't trust educrats to tell the truth?<br /><br />Gee, either the mobiles are on the property or not.<br /><br />(Apparently, they are).<br /><br />And either kids are being taught in them or not.<br /><br />(Apparently, they are).<br /><br />There isn't a large cell tower near this campus by any chance, is there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com