Here is a pic of what our new building is supposed to look like (don't ask me who all those people are) and then a shot of what it looks like now.
What I keep wondering, though, is what is going to happen to our school when we get this facility. Will it still be ours? Or are we just going to become someone's little showpiece?
We just finished our three-year accreditation visit and received a pretty favorable report--having demonstrated that we had addressed all of our "areas of improvement."
But I wonder--how many students have we failed in the last three years?
How many have we kicked out because they annoyed us and we just didn't have the ability to help them?
How many did we just not challenge enough?
More than I think we would like to consider or admit to an accreditation committee.
Middle College HS was supposed to be a school for at-risk students who had academic potential but that mission is a dubious one.
Don't all students have academic potential?
Isn't it just a matter of having the time and resources, the skill and patience to teach them all?
I just hope that when this new building opens we haven't forgotten that.
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