In a message dated 3/13/2007 11:02:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that whether the current building could be renovated as an alternative to building a new building from scratch is a reasonable debate to have. It still has nothing whatsoever to do with the subject of this thread. I attended the press conference cum community meeting. One thing came out in favor of a new building, with which I'd be hard-pressed to disagree. That's the idea that smaller high schools tend to do better than the more traditional larger versions. Paul Vallas cited some evidence -- granted anecdotal -- about the improvements they've seen when they converted Middle Schools like Sayre into small high schools. If this is the purpose, to create a smaller West Philadelphia High School that won't just be a replacement for the present institution, it puts the issue into a different category. Always at your service and ready for a dialog ® brand resident and housing provider, Al Krigman <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
