Today they Chose Rosendale

Today, the reconfiguration committee decided that Rosendale Elementary should close. Is it because it is the oldest? nope, the newest. Is it because it has the most upcoming costly repairs? not by a long shot, it has the lowest cost. Is it because it would save the most money if closed? nope the least. Why? Because Kerhonksen has to be taken off of the table despite it being in the worst shape with a half a million dollars worth of needed repairs. Marbletown has more kids (because of the way lines are drawn) and 2 extra classrooms.

For the record, I do not want any of our neighborhood schools to close. Closing a neighborhood school is devastating to a community. No one want to move to a town with no school. But if they have to close a school it is amazing and saddening that it is Rosendale. It makes no sense. I say close the Middle School. But who is listening to me?

MES & KES parents out there. If you would join the RES in their fight we could keep all of the community schools opened. RES should not have to stand alone. RES kids should not have to bear the full burden.

Trouble among BOE members

Sorry to not keep up. Life is hectic these days. While I was in Rosendale for campaign craziness things seemed to get crazy at the BOE meeting as well. Do they want to close Rosendale and move it the Middle School? Clearly some BOE members think so but not all. There seems to be some behind the scene conversations that some BOE members are doing "acting" as representative voices for the rest of the board. Why is this published as a BOE decision? Because the Blue Stone Press is capable of doing an extremely poor job of telling a story.

To tell the right story, the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) is holding a regional press conference regarding educational budget cuts and the impact on our children and students of all ages on Wednesday, November 16th at 5:00pm at the George Washington School auditorium, 67 Wall Street, Kingston, NY.