K-8s (and does $1M a year extra at South Shore help?)
South Shore PreK-8 came up as a topic during a discussion over conversion charters. I, like many, believe it would be a target (a willing one) for a conversion takeover. I suspect you could get the parents or teachers to agree and I'm sure LEV, who now directs the foundation money that South Shore gets, would also be agreeable.
That leaves the community and the district that may not like the idea of losing a $73M building to a charter entity.
One thing to keep in mind - ALL charters are their own districts. If they take over a district building, they can decide the parameters - within the law - of public use just as SPS does. If you use a school building for your local community meetings or Boy Scouts, you might have to find someplace else to go.
I also don't know what it would mean for the joint-use agreement that SPS has with Parks for SPS playfields. I
That leaves the community and the district that may not like the idea of losing a $73M building to a charter entity.
One thing to keep in mind - ALL charters are their own districts. If they take over a district building, they can decide the parameters - within the law - of public use just as SPS does. If you use a school building for your local community meetings or Boy Scouts, you might have to find someplace else to go.
I also don't know what it would mean for the joint-use agreement that SPS has with Parks for SPS playfields. I
