November 16, 200519 yr Have you heard of any Open Houses for any of these? I'd love to see Riverview...
November 16, 200519 yr ^What is Rothenburg still on the list for? I believe it is still technically slated to be renovated. However, the original plan was put together before the school district saw a more rapid decline in enrollment than they expected. I imagine whether they actually rehab it will be dependent new enrollment projections, which IMHO won't look good. Hence the question, "why tear down a block of historic buildings for a new school when you have one sitting there ready to be used with a little TLC?". The current school board is dense.
November 16, 200519 yr Correct. Rothenburg is still technically on the list. RiverViewer - I believe all of the schools that have opened so far have had open houses, so I would think Riverview East would have one. I would assume they'd have one in December if the construction schedule is right.
November 16, 200519 yr I'm emailing Riverview to ask them, and will report back! Oh, and I ran across these pictures on the school's website, including interiors. The colors in the hallway kind of freak me out a little...don't know if I could deal with seeing that every damn morning...
November 16, 200519 yr A super-quick response from the principal, Melody Dacey: Thank you for your nice message and interest in our school--after all, it is your school too!! We have been discussing tours with our construction manager. There are all kinds of requirements, both city, and insurance, to be met before folks other than staff may be admitted for tours. We are very excited however, to have just received notice that our official ceremony will be the morning of January 12th, and that evening, we will have an open house for everyone. I certainly hope you will come and I will get to talk with you. Please stay in touch!! Woo hoo! I'm definitely planning on going to that...Grasscat, are you in?
November 16, 200519 yr I don't know if I should go, that corridor picture is giving me an eye-strain headache already!
November 29, 200519 yr Fairview German Language School is moving to a new location at Clifton and McAlpin. Demolition of the Clifton School's south building to make way for the new school should come pretty soon, as they have applied for a demolition permit. The timetable is to have the site ready for construction to begin in earnest in the spring. glaserworks is the architect. Here are a couple of renderings and elevations: Other renderings, elevations and floor plans can be found here: http://www.glaserworks.com/Fairview/Revisions%20For%20Blackwell.pdf The school is also looking for a new name. The Fairview Local School Decision Making Committee (FLSDMC) has been given the task of coming up with this new name, though CPS does have the final say. FLSDMC is allowing people to choose the new name either online or by mail. Online, you can go to Yahoo! Groups to the "Name New Fairview School" page and vote. You will have to register, of course. By mail, print off this PDF, fill it out, and send it to: Name New Fairview School Fairview School 2232 Stratford Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45219 All suggestions must adhere to these rules: 1) No school building shall be named in honor of any living person (so Grasscat School is out.) 2) Whenever possible schools shall be given names that identify with geographic/neighborhoods locations or special programs 3) Individual areas within buildings or on grounds may be named in honor or in memory of distinguished persons Submissions will be taken through January 15, 2006, and a name will be submitted to the CPS Board by the end of January.
November 30, 200519 yr I moved the SCPA stuff to the Washington Park thread with the other SCPA stuff. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2568.0
December 3, 200519 yr The building of the new Hays K-8 school at Clark and Cutter in the West End is about to begin. The target start was in January but it looks like they may start a little sooner.
December 3, 200519 yr are you trying to say? These kids should be educated in 75-100 year old buildings with plaster falling on them during the day, broken windows, and no AC just because the district is shrinking? They are building all new schools because the conditions in them are/were deplorable. Don't these kids deserve the same learning environment as suburban kids? I think they would need even more help given the background and upbringing most of them have. THE CONDITIONS ARE BAD BECAUSE IDIOTS RUN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NOT BECAUSE OLD SCHOOLS CAN'T BE USED TODAY. My gradeschool was built in 1912. It had an addition in the 1930's, two in the 60's, and one in the 90's. There still isn't any air conditioning or fancy computer networks or any of that crap. Then as now it has steam heat. The buses are crammed into the tiny parking lot. But none of that matters. All that matters is parents who care and teacher's unions who don't steal money out of the maintenance fund. Go look at suburban schools built in the 1960's and compare them to contemporary CPS schools like Roll Hill and Washington Park. The mismanagement of CPS is criminal.
December 3, 200519 yr I have to agree with jmeck. I was eductated in an un-air-conditioned, un-sprinklered building built in 1920. It was maintained and upgraded, unlike the CPS schools, which only have maintenance when water starts dripping on kids heads. I hope beyond reason that they will care for these new buildings better.
December 3, 200519 yr No one is doubting that old schools can't be used or that maintenance isn't crucial, but modern amenities are crucial for city school children to compete. If you don't think computers are important, you are fooling yourselves. Air conditioning is not necessarily needed, but who is going to learn more, the kid sweating to death unfocused on his teacher or the kid in a climate controlled classroom who's teacher has her lesson on a colorful powerpoint. Having expierienced both, its clear to me. All I can say is that I hope all of you who are against modern schools were against PBS and GAB.
December 3, 200519 yr >No one is doubting that old schools can't be used or that maintenance isn't crucial, but modern amenities are crucial for city school children to compete. If you don't think computers are important, you are fooling yourselves. I of course recognize that major work is necessary almost constantly on large buildings like schools. But installing overhead projectors and wiring so that a teacher can give a power point presentation from his or her personal laptop computer doesn't demand an entirely new building. Going to a catholic gradeschool we knew as kids that public schools spent more per student and generally had newer buildings. But doing better with less was a source of motivation. We had bootleg solutions to space problems, like having one class in the nearby church credit union office. Our gym was non-regulation and L-shaped. Our playground doubled as the church parking lot. Our athletic fields were a half mile walk down the street past apartment buildings, a bowling alley, and [gasp!] a bar. I remember going to 1st grade at a public school and having a TV in every classroom. At the catholic school I went to we had 3 TV's total for 1,000 students. >Air conditioning is not necessarily needed, but who is going to learn more, the kid sweating to death unfocused on his teacher or the kid in a climate controlled classroom who's teacher has her lesson on a colorful powerpoint. Having expierienced both, its clear to me. We're talking about Cincinnati, not Atlanta. Honestly no more than 10, and more like 5 days out of the entire academic year were hot. And only the afternoons of those days were hot. We had fans. We had cheesy film strips and 16mm movies from the 1960s. >All I can say is that I hope all of you who are against modern schools were against PBS and GAB. I was and still am. I haven't been to a game or any event at either of them after having gone to over 50 Reds games and maybe 5 Bengals games at Riverfront Stadium.
December 4, 200519 yr well the voters approved tax increases to pay for both the school project and the stadiums. So justifying kids having bad conditions to go to school in just because you did and not going to games because you don't approve of the stadiums is just hurting the city.
December 5, 200519 yr Well first of all I forgot to mention that Issue 1, which was the stadium tax vote, included a significant annual payout to Cincinnati Public Schools. It was something like 25% of the 1/2 cent tax. It was a county-wide vote and a county-wide tax but the payout only goes to CPS, not any of the suburban school districts. Also, there was a simultaneous property tax rollback which means in theory the average homeowner is actually paying roughly the same amount of total tax that they were prior to 1996. Also, I by no means went to a "crumbling" school. The conditions weren't bad. My point is that when an old school building is properly maintained only in the rarest of circumstances does it need to be entirely replaced. There is no denying that CPS, with the exception of its trophy schools, is a disaster and the age of the buildings has nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with middle and upper class kids in Cincinnati going to Catholic and private schools and leaving CPS schools to the poor. And kids raised in poor environments are much more often being raised in a family and neighborhood culture that does not value education. Out of a typical classroom of 30 students, parents of all 30 kids will come to parent/teacher conferences at a Catholic gradeschool. I have heard of as few as ZERO at CPS gradeschools.
December 5, 200519 yr I agree with a lot of your statements, but I'm not sure I understand exactly what your conclusion is - are you saying they ought not bother fixing the schools, or they should definitely fix some but not others, or they should fix them but not replace them, or replace some/fix some, or something else? I agree that there's an artificial selection that occurs, that the parents who couldn't care less aren't likely to pay for a Catholic school for their kids, which keeps the public schools overloaded with the poor and the apathetic - and I agree, learning is learning is learning, and if it was done in 1915, it can be done today. And I agree, CPS seems to have a poor track record of maintaining its buildings. But what are you saying should be done? Here's my earlier post regarding Windsor Elementary - I think replacing schools like this is the best solution for the district and for the kids. Its problems aren't rooted in neglect, but in the completely different world it was built in: Not only were the old schools in bad shape, in need of tremendous maintenance expenses, there were a lot of other factors. For instance, here's an excerpt from the master plan for my local Elementary School, Windsor School: The ventilation system of the overall facility is inadequate to meet the needs of the users. The classrooms are undersized to meet current standards established by the State of Ohio. A door contacts and motion sensor type security system does exist in the school. The overall facility does have an automatic fire-alarm system but does not have a sprinkler system. The overall facility is not compliant with ADA accessibility requirements. The school is located on a two acre site adjacent to residential. The property and playground are fenced for security. Access onto the site is unrestricted. Site circulation is poor. There is no dedicated space for school buses to load and unload on the site. Parking for staff, visitors and community events is inadequate. It's 1888 construction, masonry walls, cast concrete floors - there's only so much you can do to update it. Its setting prevents you from controlling access to the site, which is a real security concern they didn't have in 1888; there was no ADA in 1888; there were no parking/traffic flow concerns in 1888, no school busses in 1888. If it were just one or two things, those could be worked around or dealt with. But considering all of those issues, plus inadequate ventilation, plus tiny classrooms, plus what I've read being described as "poor restrooms", plus no sprinkler system, plus maintenance costs, I think building the new Douglass Elementary is a wise use of funds. And I don't believe Windsor is the worst of the buildings they're decommissioning - I don't know the other facilities, but I'd imagine it's probably one of the schools in better shape physically - it looks well maintained on the outside, at least. It's just completely inadequate as a school today.
December 5, 200519 yr I agree that there's an artificial selection that occurs, that the parents who couldn't care less aren't likely to pay for a Catholic school for their kids, which keeps the public schools overloaded with the poor and the apathetic I don't go for that. A child can succeed in public school just as much as private. My parents certainly were not apathetic or poor, but I still went to public school. (Now I sound like jmendle.. - disregard the statement) and I agree, learning is learning is learning, and if it was done in 1915, it can be done today. Sure you can do it today, but good luck on the state tests. Children are used to technology and education has become more liberal (critical thinking, hands-on, diversified, etc.). CPS must stay up with surrounding schools. It can't be done the same way today.
December 5, 200519 yr Dude, you've got to start reading for comprehension. I never said every public school family was poor or apathetic. But if you've got apathetic parents, they aren't going to lay out cash for Catholic school tuition. That means you'll have a lower ratio of apathetic-to-involved families in Catholic school than you will in public school.
December 5, 200519 yr Dude, you've got to start reading for comprehension. I never said every public school family was poor or apathetic. But if you've got apathetic parents, they aren't going to lay out cash for Catholic school tuition. That means you'll have a lower ratio of apathetic-to-involved families in Catholic school than you will in public school. Anyway, I agree with what you are saying, but when you say the public schools are filled with apathetic and poor families, its too stereotypical for me not to get riled. The way you said it didn't get your point across. And BTW, if you'd read, you would have seen I said to disregard the statement.
December 5, 200519 yr "You're wrong, but don't pay attention to me saying that" is hardly an invitation not to upbraid you for putting words in my mouth. Stating that I could have been clearer is great - I agree, I didn't get the point across as well as I could have. But it's a hell of a leap from that to saying I think all public school families are poor and apathetic. I went to public schools too, and I like to think they did a pretty good job. Anyway, aside from arguments about things we didn't say, I think we're both supporters of the building and repair program, which is really what's relevant here.
December 5, 200519 yr Are you the one who posted the thread of a couple pics replacing telephone poles, RV?
December 5, 200519 yr > And I agree, CPS seems to have a poor track record of maintaining its buildings. But what are you saying should be done? Number one public school funding in Ohio needs to be changed from its current system based on property taxes. This in nearly every case means more money is spent in rich districts versus poor districts, meaning teacher hiring can be more competitive in suburban districts because salaries are higher (incidentally, Catholic school teachers are almost always paid significantly less than public school teachers, even at college prep high schools like St. Xavier). Number two there has to be separate funding mechanisms for capital improvements and teacher and staff salaries. Over and over again teacher's unions have held districts hostage, meaning maintenance, bus service, etc., are harmed in order to raise their salaries and benefits. Number three pension plans should be taken over entirely by the State of Ohio so that certain districts don't get bogged down paying out pension plans. An old district like CPS is going to have way more teachers on pensions and possibly declining enrollment whereas an exurb district will have an increasing enrollment and far fewer retired teachers. In short the competitiveness between salaries and benefits between old and new growing districts needs to be eliminated.
December 6, 200519 yr Ink - indeed. Here's the thread. Jake - I think I agree with you on all of that. I generally prefer local control, and budgets are the biggest means of control - but we've tried it already and don't like the results. I'd be open to all the reforms you talk about. However, what does that mean for this CPS building and repair project? Reading back through your posts, I think what you've said is that you agree with the CPS building and repair program, because the facilities need it, but it's unfortunate because the schools could have been fine if they'd have been maintained properly over the years. Is that accurate? If so, I think I got confused because Ink said, "All I can say is that I hope all of you who are against modern schools were against PBS and GAB," and you replied "I was and still am." I read that as meaning you're against modern schools, but now I'm thinking you were just answering the PBS and GAB part. And that said, I think we mostly agree - but I do believe there are exceptions. Windsor Elementary seems like just such an exception, for the reasons I posted above.
December 7, 200519 yr > Reading back through your posts, I think what you've said is that you agree with the CPS building and repair program, because the facilities need it, but it's unfortunate because the schools could have been fine if they'd have been maintained properly over the years. Is that accurate? Yes, that's what I'm saying. >If so, I think I got confused because Ink said, "All I can say is that I hope all of you who are against modern schools were against PBS and GAB," and you replied "I was and still am." "Modern" is a messy word. And I was very much opposed to the stadium construction here and elsewhere because the rash of stadium construction was almost entirely due to the revenue sharing exemption of luxury box revenue in both football and baseball. What that means is that teams have to put a certain percentage of revenue from regular seating into a pool shared by all teams in the league, but revenues collected from luxury boxes are not shared. In baseball this extra revenue can go directly toward payroll whereas the football salary cap means that money goes straight into Mike Brown's bank account. In the course of renegotiating leases, teams held municipalities hostage for parking revenue and vending revenue, and in extreme cases like the Bengals lease got a new practice facility and even veto rights over development in proximity to the county-owned stadium. Oh, and of course it was an opportunity to raise ticket prices, even though the teams didn't pay for the damn stadiums (okay, the Reds did pay for about 1/10 of "their" stadium). This just in: Davidson County briefs: Ceiling section falls at Cora Howe school Students were frightened but unharmed yesterday when a classroom-size section of ceiling collapsed in an interior common area at Cora Howe Elementary, district officials said. Firefighters went to the school at 1928 Greenwood Ave. about 10:30 a.m. after a report that ceiling tile had failed, spokesman Charles Shannon said. Firefighters stood by while school maintenance took care of the problem. No children were in the room at the time of the collapse, although there was a class in session nearby, Metro schools spokesman Chris Russell said. "We are very fortunate that no one was harmed," he said. District maintenance and construction crews dispatched to the site have ruled out leak-related damage but haven't determined the cause of the collapse, he said. The two triangular sections that fell were "like interior drywall," Russell said. "The maintenance and construction people are working on that right now, but we don't know what the reason was," Russell said. About 250 students from preschool through fourth grade attend Cora Howe. Cora Howe is one of the under-capacity schools being considered for closing as a cost-cutting measure for the school system's 2006-07 budget. Its condition score in a recent facility audit was 83%, less than the ideal 100% but not considered in critical need of renovation. — CARA WALSH AND DIANE LONG
December 7, 200519 yr Back to CPS, it appears that Oyler will be recommended to expand to include K-12. The high school graduation rate of Lower Price Hill is appalling. I think this might help. From the 12/3/05 Enquirer: Expansion would put high school at Oyler Community leaders say more would graduate By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Oyler Elementary is the latest Cincinnati school hoping to expand to a high school, to improve the number of graduates coming from the Price Hill building. The administration plans to recommend to the school board this month that Oyler parents and staff get their wish. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/NEWS0102/512020444/1058/NEWS01
December 16, 200519 yr First, a couple of notes: * The renderings for the new Pleasant Ridge K-8 have been out for a while, but here they are. The tower is the focal point and the entrance to the school. The new building will be 75,310 square feet. Steed Hammond Paul Inc. are the architects. * Ground was broken for the Roberts Paideia Academy at 1700 Grand Ave. on Wednesday, 12/14/05. From the 12/13/05 Enquirer: Oyler to add ninth grade Eventual K-12 plan may cut dropouts By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Oyler elementary school in Lower Price Hill will add a ninth-grade class next year, with the intention of expanding to a K-12 program and retaining more students through graduation. The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education voted 6-1 for the plan Monday, which was recommended by the administrators and supported by community groups, parents and staff. Board member Rick Williams voted against it. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051213/NEWS0102/512130331/1058/NEWS01 From the 12/14/05 Enquirer: Cincinnati Public Schools sells land at 2 school sites By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati Public Schools has sold to a developer two parcels of land at the sites of East End Community Heritage School, a charter school, and Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment. The land transfers could be the first sign that the 200-student East End Community Heritage School will have to move from the building it has been leasing from Cincinnati Public since 2000. The lease ends June 30. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS0102/512140377/1058/news01
December 21, 200519 yr Here's an article I forgot to post which discusses K-12 schools. It appeared in the 12/11/05 Enquirer. I should have an update on the building program tomorrow. PHOTO: At their K-12 charter school, senior Cierra Payne works with (from left) Katie Nimmo, Cardaysah Cook and Hydia Waters. Photos by Meggan Booker/The Enquirer PHOTO: At East End Community Heritage, senior Michael Phillips advises fourth-grader Devon Dewberry. PHOTO: Riverview East Academy. The Enquirer/Meggan Booker K-12 buildings as a solution By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer As suburban districts reconfigure their schools to have fewer grade levels in buildings, Cincinnati Public and some charter schools are experimenting with schools that accommodate kindergarten through 12th grade. The K-12 schools may offer more continuity between grades and improve graduation rates. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051211/NEWS0102/512110368/1058/NEWS01
December 22, 200519 yr Holy cow I haven't kept up on this thread, I didn't realize all those schools were being built.
December 28, 200519 yr Has anybody been through Avondale recently on Reading Rd.? South Avondale school is supposed to be demolished. They already have the permits and I was wondering if they have started.
December 29, 200519 yr Here's a pic of Woodward that I snapped on Tuesday: Also, I guess this answers my question: Demolition of former school to begin next week Post staff report Demolition will begin Wednesday on the former home of South Avondale School in Avondale. The school, located at the corner of Prospect Place and Reading Road, is being torn down to make room for a new school on the site. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS01/512290345
December 30, 200519 yr Unless there are more being sold. It looks like SCPA is still in the hands of CPS. <b>Cincinnati Public sells three buildings</b> By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati Public Schools sold three of its buildings on Thursday that were slated to close or be demolished as part of the district’s $1 billion reconstruction project. The buildings that were sold are Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment in Corryville and the former Midway School in Westwood. The school system also sold the former Highlands School in Columbia Tusculum, which is being leased by the 200-student East End Community Heritage School, a charter school. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS01/312290014
December 30, 200519 yr The Cincinnati Public School District sold three schools Thursday that were slated to close or be demolished as part of its $1 billion reconstruction project. The buildings, which went for a total of $3.4 million, are Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment in Corryville, the former Midway School in Westwood and the former Highlands School, which is being leased by a charter school in the East End. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051230/NEWS0102/512300398/1058/NEWS01 I can't believe Schiel is going to be demolished! I love that builidng :( Yes it looks like the old Woodward (SCPA) is still owned by the school district!
January 1, 200619 yr From the 12/31/05 Enquirer. Also posted in the Washington Park thread: CPS to examine real estate prospects District may re-evaluate Over-the-Rhine plans By Marla Matzer Rose Enquirer staff writer The one-time opportunity to sell schools slated for closure or demolition on the open market has led Cincinnati Public Schools to re-examine its approach to handling its extensive real estate holdings. At a special meeting of the school board Thursday to approve the sale of three "surplus" schools for a combined $3.4 million, CPS general counsel Cynthia Dillon said she planned to come back to the board within 30 to 60 days with a proposal for a real estate program that could better leverage opportunities for the district. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051231/BIZ01/512310335/1076/rss01
January 3, 200619 yr They showed the new East End school this morning on Fox 19. I don't get the stilts, is this a way to help with flooding? The aerial above does more justice than the photos they showed on TV. BTW, is Porter K-8 (West End) where downtown kids would go for school? Is this to replace the school they torn down by City West?
January 3, 200619 yr Riverview East Academy is holding an Open House on Thursday, January 12th - I'm definitely planning to go, and Grasscat expressed interest too...maybe we could have a mini-meet, if you're interested in seeing it up close! I just emailed the principal to ask what time the Open House will be. Probably won't have an open bar, though... Yeah, the stilts are for flooding - the building is right near the river:
January 3, 200619 yr Wow, just heard back from Melody - she's quick: "Yes, we are still having an Open House on January 12th. It is 5:30-7:30 pm. The dedication is in the morning at 10:00am."
January 4, 200619 yr They showed the new East End school this morning on Fox 19. I don't get the stilts, is this a way to help with flooding? The aerial above does more justice than the photos they showed on TV. BTW, is Porter K-8 (West End) where downtown kids would go for school? Is this to replace the school they torn down by City West? Some downtown kids go to Porter/Hays, some go to Washington Park. I'm not quite sure where the cutoff line is, but I think the kids closer to the river go to the West End while kids nearer Central Pkwy go to Washington Park. RiverViewer...I'm still interested in going, BTW. Here's the story about the school opening: Riverview opening today Post staff report Students will get their first look at the new Riverview East Academy when they return from winter break today. The $17.6 million facility is the most recently completed part of Cincinnati Public Schools' 10-year, $985 million Facilities Master Plan. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060103/NEWS01/601030341
January 5, 200619 yr From the 1/4/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Teonna Brown, a seventh-grader, tries to help Julius Baldwin open his locker on the first day of school at Riverview East Academy in Columbia Tusculum. The Enquirer/Meggan Booker Riverview school, built in flood zone, opens to acclaim 'If the area is flooded, we'll treat it like a snow day' By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Some people call it the school on stilts. Grandparent Peggy Graver prefers to call it the building that area children deserve. Cincinnati Public Schools opened Riverview East Academy in Columbia Tusculum on Tuesday. It was the sixth school built as part of the district's 10-year, almost $1 billion construction project. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/NEWS0102/601040354/1058/news01
January 5, 200619 yr Is this a new school name? What was the school that these kids previously went too called? I want to look up the school report card. I have been starting to follow the Cincinnati Public Schools more closely with my desire to move into the city limits. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcard/archives/rc_county.asp?county=Hamilton
January 5, 200619 yr Kids on Main St. between 13th and Liberty go to Vine Elementary, even though Washington Park is much closer.
January 6, 200619 yr Is this a new school name? What was the school that these kids previously went too called? I want to look up the school report card. I have been starting to follow the Cincinnati Public Schools more closely with my desire to move into the city limits. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcard/archives/rc_county.asp?county=Hamilton Yes, it's a new school name for a new school. The previous facility was McKinley, built in 1876: http://www.cps-k12.org/general/facilities/Schools/UpdatedProf/UMcKinleyLinwood.pdf
January 11, 200619 yr An editorial from the 1/10/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Riverview East Academy in Columbia Tusculum was built on stilts to accommodate floodwaters from the Ohio River. The Enquirer/Meggan Booker Making school the community's hub Editorials Cincinnati's new Riverview East Academy is an old idea in schools that is finally coming back into vogue. Opened last week in Columbia Tusculum, Riverview is more than just a school building for children: It is an education center for the entire community. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060110/EDIT01/601100304/-1/rss
January 11, 200619 yr Open house for Riverview Academy is this Thursday, 5:30pm to 7:30pm...I'm definitely going, and Grasscat is probably going...anyone else interested? You can PM me and maybe we'll all hook up...
January 12, 200619 yr Is this a new school name? What was the school that these kids previously went too called? I want to look up the school report card. I have been starting to follow the Cincinnati Public Schools more closely with my desire to move into the city limits. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcard/archives/rc_county.asp?county=Hamilton You should read the book freakenomics great book and it will make you think about the whole judging a school based on test scores or location
January 13, 200619 yr I chose a school for my child based partly on test scores and location. Was that wrong? I am supposing that Freakonomics says that certain students will do well or poorly, no matter what the school score. The real reason to look at the scores is to get an overview of the student population, not the quality of the teachers nor the quality of the facilities.
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