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That's ironic and humorous for me because one of the main reasons given for not installing air conditioning in our town's recent $60 million high school/elementary school renovation is that the schools are not in use during the summer. So all that computer equipment swelters and the library books are exposed to high humidity and mold probably thrives as well. And though we don't have YR school here, many camps and other summer programs DO use the school buildings.
And I'm pointing the finger of criticism here at our school district, NOT the YR program of Wake County.
It's a bit warmer down here in the summer, if you didn't know.
And I know it gets warm in Massachusetts in the summer, but in the 100+ years of public education in Massachusetts I haven't heard of widespread problems with library books and mold because of a lack of pervasive air conditioning throughout buildings. Easier and cheaper to just put A/C in the library, if need be. Nor have I heard of such problems with computers; my own computer and large TV did just fine without air conditioning last summer (too lazy to install the mammoth window units in the rooms where the computer and TV resided).
There were camps run in some of the school buildings where I lived as well, and they used window units if needed, and all was well.
All the YR schools in Durham have waiting lists and it's tough to get into if you move into the district mid-year or if your child is beyond Kindergarten for elementary and beyond 6th grade for middle.
I don't know how it works in Durham but in Wake County it used to be that many people tried to get into YR..this was back when they were magnet schools. Now that they are Mandatory you still have some people who are denied (as far as I know there are no waiting list...you are either accepted or denied and if you are denied you re-apply next year if you so desire). The reason that people are denied though is not due to lack of space it's due to the fact that they people applying are the wrong demographic. The Diversity policy trumps everything else. The current administration would rather a school run at 50% capactiy than for it to have the "wrong" F&R ratio. So just because people are turned away don't mistake that for thinking that there are more people that want YR than there are spots...they just make too much or too little to fit into the socioeconimic experiment.
I think that some people may think that I'm all agains MYR but I'm against it for my family and I'm against it as a forced policy. I think all families should have a right to choose what's best for their families, their children and their lives.
This thread is much less important now as due to the economy, people are not moving to Wake county as much; they can't sell their houses up north! I'm going on 4 years here and have 3 kids in the system, all 4 grades apart. I have not had any issues with the schools at all.
C'mon folks, if you don't want to see schools open, close or change ever, just make sure you are in a stable population area. It's that simple. The town I grew up in during the 60's had growth, opened a second high school to accomodate the extra kids, and today the second high school is a middle school. Things change!
We are checking out the NC area from Winston-Salem to Greenville and everything in between. I have homeschooled & am currently in a great charter school in MI. Financially, private schools could work, however, we have six kids and that is a lot of money. What I have read really concerns me. Quality,safety & convenience in education are ALL important. Cary was rated a great place to live for families- was the article in the magazine wrong? What about the other areas mentioned above?
PLEASE....don't base your decision to move to any area based on how it was ranked in a magazine!!
(btw....this is a reality check for the many people on this forum who claim that there aren't people who really find out about Cary or the triangle from those magazine articles)
I didn't say I was moving to the area based upon a magazine article. We are moving for a variety of reasons: career, weather, and colleges. We are looking at a number of areas: Winston-Salem through Greenville. That's just for starters. We have a few other states in mind. So, PLEASE...I don't need attitude. I came across an article and read it. What I am looking for is honest and friendly information. It may not be positive, and that is OK. I thank anyone who takes the time to reply.
We are checking out the NC area from Winston-Salem to Greenville and everything in between. I have homeschooled & am currently in a great charter school in MI. Financially, private schools could work, however, we have six kids and that is a lot of money. What I have read really concerns me. Quality,safety & convenience in education are ALL important. Cary was rated a great place to live for families- was the article in the magazine wrong? What about the other areas mentioned above?
The article is correct. There are other towns and cities in the triangle area that are great too. Come on down for a visit sometime.
I didn't say I was moving to the area based upon a magazine article. We are moving for a variety of reasons: career, weather, and colleges. We are looking at a number of areas: Winston-Salem through Greenville. That's just for starters. We have a few other states in mind. So, PLEASE...I don't need attitude. I came across an article and read it. What I am looking for is honest and friendly information. It may not be positive, and that is OK. I thank anyone who takes the time to reply.
oh...i'm not trying to give you attitude at all. It was more of a "caution" not "you are stupid for this". Sorry if that's how I came off.
Cary is nice....but articles in magazines parading about how great a town is usually use a lot of "fluff" so you shouldn't rely on them too much.
I admit I still have a lot of "homework" to do. I am reading "year round" school. Does this apply to some or all? And if not all, what are the percentages. I'm assuming parents choose the "year round" schools and those must have long "breaks". Please inform me. Thanks.
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