Comments for Curley K-8 School http://www.curleyk8.com The Curley K-8 School, Jamaica Plain, MA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Update on the Curley Budget by Heshan Berents-Weeramuni http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/01/update-on-the-curley-budget/#comment-171 Heshan Berents-Weeramuni Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:09 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2701#comment-171 Dan, thanks so much for your comment. I think we would all vastly benefit from your experienced perspective. I think Carrie and Punam would be glad to set a little time aside for a primer at a future meeting depending on your time. Dan, thanks so much for your comment. I think we would all vastly benefit from your experienced perspective. I think Carrie and Punam would be glad to set a little time aside for a primer at a future meeting depending on your time.

]]> Comment on Parents Meet with John Connolly, Boston City Councilor At Large by Eileen McMahon http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/02/parents-meet-with-john-connolly-boston-city-councilor-at-large/#comment-170 Eileen McMahon Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:05:01 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2724#comment-170 Yeah!! The Curley K-12 community will not be bulldozed by the Boston School Committee or the Superintendent! Go Curley K-12!! Yeah!! The Curley K-12 community will not be bulldozed by the Boston School Committee or the Superintendent! Go Curley K-12!!

]]> Comment on Update on the Curley Budget by Dan Barcan http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/01/update-on-the-curley-budget/#comment-169 Dan Barcan Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:52:53 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2701#comment-169 I read the CFO's comments and was disappointed, but not surprised, to see him misrepresent how charter schools are funded versus district schools. Put simply, his statement is not correct. Public charter schools are funded in a way that is directly derived from how the sending district schools are funded, and is often less on a per-student basis. But what's more important is that we do not want to be used by the district's managers to restate their anti-charter rhetoric. We want to be united to ensure the right funding for all public schools. This is a reasonably complex (and really quite boring!) issue, but one that is important for us to understand so we can stay focused on the real issues. I am happy to devote more time or come to a meeting if people would like to better understand charter and/or district funding. I read the CFO’s comments and was disappointed, but not surprised, to see him misrepresent how charter schools are funded versus district schools. Put simply, his statement is not correct. Public charter schools are funded in a way that is directly derived from how the sending district schools are funded, and is often less on a per-student basis. But what’s more important is that we do not want to be used by the district’s managers to restate their anti-charter rhetoric. We want to be united to ensure the right funding for all public schools.

This is a reasonably complex (and really quite boring!) issue, but one that is important for us to understand so we can stay focused on the real issues. I am happy to devote more time or come to a meeting if people would like to better understand charter and/or district funding.

]]> Comment on Curley Parents Again Attend, Speak at Boston School Committee Meeting by Inci Kaya http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/02/curley-parents-again-attend-speak-at-boston-school-committee-meeting/#comment-167 Inci Kaya Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:55:42 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2731#comment-167 I concur with Sara's message. Thank you for taking the lead on this, and for providing a framework within which we, other parents can participate and lend a hand to the efforts that are now escalating well past the Curley school itself, and moving to a city-wide level. I would not be surprised if we found ourselves campaigning at a state or even federal level in a not too distant future, as this is where the money trail will take us. Best, Inci I concur with Sara’s message. Thank you for taking the lead on this, and for providing a framework within which we, other parents can participate and lend a hand to the efforts that are now escalating well past the Curley school itself, and moving to a city-wide level. I would not be surprised if we found ourselves campaigning at a state or even federal level in a not too distant future, as this is where the money trail will take us.

Best,
Inci

]]> Comment on Curley Parents Again Attend, Speak at Boston School Committee Meeting by Heshan Berents-Weeramuni http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/02/curley-parents-again-attend-speak-at-boston-school-committee-meeting/#comment-166 Heshan Berents-Weeramuni Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:09 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2731#comment-166 Thank you for the inspiration on the tactics Sara! Lindsey deserves the credit for helping to spearhead this, but as with everything at the Curley, there are scores of us who've gotten involved by organizing, emailing, calling, attending. Coolest thing about us is that we move like a pride! Much more on the way - many more speakers, meetings with other elected officials, coordinated parent involvement across schools, and a cracking video! Thank you for the inspiration on the tactics Sara! Lindsey deserves the credit for helping to spearhead this, but as with everything at the Curley, there are scores of us who’ve gotten involved by organizing, emailing, calling, attending. Coolest thing about us is that we move like a pride! Much more on the way – many more speakers, meetings with other elected officials, coordinated parent involvement across schools, and a cracking video!

]]> Comment on Curley Parents Again Attend, Speak at Boston School Committee Meeting by Sara Mallach http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/02/curley-parents-again-attend-speak-at-boston-school-committee-meeting/#comment-165 Sara Mallach Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2731#comment-165 Heshan, Lindsey and Yasmina, You all made such powerful and compelling speeches. I am sorry to have missed seeing you speak so eloquently in person. Heshan and Lindsey, Thank you for leading the charge in this fight and to everyone who is working so hard behind the scenes! I am so glad to be a part of this wonderful Curley community. Sara Mallach Heshan, Lindsey and Yasmina,
You all made such powerful and compelling speeches. I am sorry to have missed seeing you speak so eloquently in person.

Heshan and Lindsey,
Thank you for leading the charge in this fight and to everyone who is working so hard behind the scenes! I am so glad to be a part of this wonderful Curley community.

Sara Mallach

]]> Comment on Parents Meet with John Connolly, Boston City Councilor At Large by Clay Harper http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/02/parents-meet-with-john-connolly-boston-city-councilor-at-large/#comment-164 Clay Harper Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:20 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2724#comment-164 I just want to thank you all so much for the wonderful effort you're putting into this. It makes me even more proud than usual to be a Curley Parent. "They serve, who only babysit!" --Clay I just want to thank you all so much for the wonderful effort you’re putting into this. It makes me even more proud than usual to be a Curley Parent.

“They serve, who only babysit!”
–Clay

]]> Comment on Update on the Curley Budget by Susan McConathy http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/01/update-on-the-curley-budget/#comment-163 Susan McConathy Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2701#comment-163 My thanks to Lindsay and Carrie for their work on this. I, for one, appreciate the professional, non-emotional approach the Curley team has taken to address the on-going budget challenges. Thank you also for the transparency with the information. It is very helpful to read about the issues and learn about the next steps. Nice work! My thanks to Lindsay and Carrie for their work on this. I, for one, appreciate the professional, non-emotional approach the Curley team has taken to address the on-going budget challenges. Thank you also for the transparency with the information. It is very helpful to read about the issues and learn about the next steps. Nice work!

]]> Comment on Update on the Curley Budget by rosw http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/01/update-on-the-curley-budget/#comment-162 rosw Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:00:29 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2701#comment-162 BPS Superintendent Johnson is in favor of charter schools. She promotes them and helped change the law to open more under her direction. BPS Superintendent Johnson is in favor of charter schools. She promotes them and helped change the law to open more under her direction.

]]> Comment on Update on the Curley Budget by Heshan Berents-Weeramuni http://www.curleyk8.com/2012/01/update-on-the-curley-budget/#comment-161 Heshan Berents-Weeramuni Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:53 +0000 http://www.curleyk8.com/?p=2701#comment-161 Inci, the multiple links do lead to the same set of notes from the meeting Lindsey and Carrie attended. There are some possible action steps to do with the classification of the school buildings together with a better assessment of our student demographics that may allow us to redress our budget shortfall. Hope you can make either next Tuesday's special budget meeting of next Wednesday's SPC meeting where we can really discuss how we want to move forward. The minutes from both will also be posted if you can't make it. Couldn't agree with you more about Charter school funding's effect on the BPS, it's unfair. Inci, the multiple links do lead to the same set of notes from the meeting Lindsey and Carrie attended. There are some possible action steps to do with the classification of the school buildings together with a better assessment of our student demographics that may allow us to redress our budget shortfall. Hope you can make either next Tuesday’s special budget meeting of next Wednesday’s SPC meeting where we can really discuss how we want to move forward. The minutes from both will also be posted if you can’t make it. Couldn’t agree with you more about Charter school funding’s effect on the BPS, it’s unfair.

]]>