Narrative Feedback The narrative feedback included in this appendix contains only those responses that directly relate to the plan development and considerations that further explain responses or asks that items be considered. If comments included considerations to building specific needs, they were included in the section specific to those buildings. Comments that did not provide feedback specific to this GASD facilities plan were not included.
If you do not agree with the priorities, what feedback can you provide on what you would like to see adjusted or considered?
No disagreements at this time While I think all 6 are important and relevant, priority 2 and 3 should be the utmost priority - safety and security of students should be our #1 filter for making decisions through. Much improvement needs to come to our current buildings and programs before we consider adding additional programs. Extracurriculars are important but not as important as the curricula itself - it’s possible some aspects of GASD sports will have to temporarily suffer while buildings are expanded/renovated, but that’s a cost we should be willing to make for the benefit of our students’ learning and for extracurriculars in the long term. However, a singular campus is only a priority as long as it's practically sustainable. If necessary, perhaps a similar campus in another location would provide the same feel but be more practical. I like the singular campus, but I feel like in order to expand some of the schools, it may be necessary to move the sports fields to the extra land across the street. That would help to maintain all of the schools on the same campus, and would help to alleviate some of the traffic. If these are just broad categories yes with two caveats. With discreet initiatives, it's hard if not impossible to "prioritize" the priorities. For example, while I think that most would assign "safety" as the #1 priority, that doesn't mean that every single safety would or should rank better than expanding opportunities of every kind. A $1000 solution for a new wresting room (impossible I know...) would likely rank higher than a mult hundred thousand $$ rekeying of all the doors. That leads to my second concern. We need many more (all?) actually initiatives to rank and prioritize vs broad areas. While it would be nice to try to plan without concern to $$$, but ultimately, it all boils down to $$$...... As a possible seventh category i would include the academic competencies we're shooting for and/or something like "stakeholder engagement" (which one would hope would be similar - what the community wants and what all the other areas should be explicitly feeding into). ...with new programming such as pre-K being least priority so focus can be on meeting current commitments well. I agree with the concept and purpose of point number four. However, I'm concerned that adding this could overload a system that's already close to its capacity in handling tasks effectively. The risk here is that by trying to do too much, we might become a master of none. Instead, it might be wiser to focus on a select few tasks and excel at them. Additionally, It's important to consider what the community finds most valuable. If I remember, the addition of early ed was not favored. I agree with your plan and would like to offer my support through developing ideas for social emotional learning and curriculum and ideas for expanding the use of Tayamenasachta in the future if needed. There is so much creative learning potential, and if an investment is made in the barn, maybe the district would consider more experiential learning opportunities. This could be incorporated through a variation of a comprehensive school counseling curriculum or connected to the current character counts program. Would love to talk in the future if the opportunity presents. Linds0748@yahoo.com The opening line states "taking care of our students and community," but what about taking care of your teachers/ staff. Greencastle use to be the go to school district, and now staff are leaving due to administration issues that no one wants to fix. Instead of making GA something its not, lets fix the current problems. If you aren't from GA then you wouldn't understand the importance of the small town feel. Expanding this schools gets away from that vision. Fix the current problems in the school before expanding. Expanding the school district to the extend described will only cause more tension between staff and
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