2012 will be last year for Roseburg elementary school
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ROSEBURG, Ore. -- One of the elementary schools in the Roseburg School District will be closing it's doors at the end of the school year.
Members of the board voted 4-3 to close a school, mainly due to funding issues.
Steve Patterson, the chair of the board, told KPIC News that the decision was not an easy one. "Nobody on the board wanted to vote to close the school," he said. "Most of us grew up in the area and went to these schools. So, it's not a happy decision to make, but I think it's a necessary decision at this time."
Roseburg School Superintendent Dr. Larry Parsons said he also feels bad, but thinks it was the right thing for the board to do for the future of the school district as a whole. "I feel terrible about it, but it was the right way to vote," Parsons said. "I've never wanted to close a school. I've said that for 41 years."
The board has said that all of the schools in the district will be looked at, although they will consider the citizen's panel that recommended either Green Elementary or Rose Elementary when the issue arose last year.
Officials say closing the school will save the district between $300,000 and $400,00 for things it needs, including building maintenance, new curriculum and technology.
The board says some of the history books in the schools have not been updated since 2005.
This is a developing story, and more information will be posted here.
Recently called to report a 12yr old boy that has not attended school this entire year. Children services said there is not a law in place for educational neglect! The school office said the truancy dept has been cut to nothing. We are supposed to be the greatest country in the world. We put educating our children at the bottom of the barrel. Japan and China put educating children as a priority. There is something wrong here!!
sent my son to private school starting in the 5th grade because the class sizes were so big he was being left behind. We sent his sister as well. We paid for it all out of our own pockets. I would do it all over again if I had the same choice. Classes are to big! If you are the child that needs extra help forget it because as much as the teacher cares she cannot do it all.
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CONGRESS also needs a PAY CUT, espically since they have done nothing to help our country or states or funding... and not to mention watiting until the last minute to pass a bill and leave the country "hanging" until they do!!! IDIOTS!!!!
How about CUTTING the boards and city officials pay before closing our schools....greed is gunna bring yall down..
Shane, I never said I didn't support Obama. Please stop asuming things about me. I said that I don't talk about my political beliefs on the internet.
This school closing has nothing to do with God, Obama, shootings, or even athletics. It is happening because we have a crappy economy (which I could point out we had before Obama) and the money allotted to education is being used up more quickly than it used to. The teachers that had tenure will be moved to another school district and, believe it or not, children are very resilient. They will adjust. This is just a really horrible thing that is happening in our community and blaming other people or programs will not make it better.
I dont think they should close a school. Our children already strugle enough with the student teacher ratio the size they are now. If they close a school children are just going to struggle more. And then with the whole no student left behind our children are really in trouble. What kind of future will they really have if they do shut down a school.
the solution is folks need to wake up we are in big trouble for this next term he will really start to shine its real and i am glad that you dont sopport Obama
Whoah! I NEVER said that I supported Obama. You are assuming that. I wouldn't post something like that on the internet. I feel that it is an extremely personal choice and no two people are going to gave the exact same political opinion do. Why leave myself open for criticism? The ONLY thing i started was that the current, local problem was here long before the current president took office. Go ahead and continue to believe that every problem in the country began 5 years ago instead of focusing on the solution. :/
Amber just watch how mutch this world changes by your dear old Oboma administration in the next month i hate to see it in a few years you will be sure to figure it out open your eyes just take a look around and observe its going to git crazy and a good chance of a civel war Ya thats great glad you would whant that to go on he is so great he wants are guns but he can give are f16 s to some one that will use them on us ya so think what you want he will be thare for you for now what a joke
For the love of god LEAVE GREEN SCHOOL ALONE! They have excellent teachers & staff & our children love this school & feel safe there! I thought we made ourselves clear last year flooding your meeting with our green T-shirts last year! We love our school please don't shut it down!! Other things can be cut. Or shut a different one down but leave our green school alone!
What about the"voucher system"? Each parent takes their funds and chooses their school private or not. Whatever fits their child's personal needs. I'm not sure how it all works but options are nice. This is my first year w kiddos in public school...I can't imagine the t teachers being busier than they already are...
I hope its not Green!!!! Love the teachers there and I will not send my kids to Rose!!!
All studies have shown that average cost per pupil for public schools is twice that of private schools. This runs contrary to intuition, since people think of public schools as free and private schools as expensive. But once you consider the source of funding (tax dollars vs. market tuition or donation), the private alternative is much cheaper. In fact, the public schools cost as much as the most expensive and elite private schools in the country. The difference is that the cost of public schooling is spread out over the entire population, whereas the private school cost is borne only by the families with students who attend them.
Close all the money pits. Public schools have got to be the most inefficient institution known to man. The money these schools spend per student is enough to send 2 or 3 kids to a much nicer private school.
They shouldn't close any school
I like rose school my son went there I liked the teachers I don't think it should be closed
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Really they've asked the same question for the past what 3yrs? rose or green....then they decide not to close either school down each time they say they have to...I honestly think they need to get there priorities strait.
If you or your kid is a believer, God is in schools, period. End of story.
I am also not sure what not having god in the schools has to do with this?
*Disclaimer- this has nothing to do with my personal political views about the president*
Why do people always go to the president....look at local government first!
Shane, education funding was issue way before Obama took office. This is terrible! I wish that education was a priority in our country!
This is what happens when you God out of the schools. This is sad
Big class sizes scare me because all the shootings. In addition, kids being rushed through the curriculum to meet state guidelines I hated the cuts in the music programs. I agree education over sports, Children over fancy buildings.
Hmm maybe people should have thought about who they voted into our crappy goverment.
If green is closed, they will ship the green students to rose...or atleast that was the plan last year. :( I wish they wouldn't consider education a disposable resource.
A nother thing you can think the pres for
Yes. Something is wrong with shutting down a school. Kids will have to get up earlier to be bussed to other schools. Busing will increase costs. Classrooms will be more overcrowded than they are now. A higher teacher to student ratio will not be helpful for children who need more individual instruction. How many new textbooks will be bought with the savings? Which schools will get them? What happens to the staff at the school that will be closed? This is wrong.
Leave green alone.
And now classroom sizes will get even bigger and kids will learn even less due to the student teacher ratio
The board doesn't seem to notice or care that these kids are the next generation and will be running the country one day! Why sports over school, why bridge after bridge before education??? And now they are talking about changing minimum degree held for a job. How does that work when educational opportunities are limited? This makes me sad. I sure hope it isn't green.
I love how all kinds of thinks can be built, useless things n yet it's the important things like our schools that get shut down
they make sure sports are funded. I left education because the priorities of these people is messed up. should call themselves board of athletics not education
This is TERRIBLE!!! And what will happen to all those employees and children? The remaining schools will be even more over crowded and so many will be without a job. I am pretty bummed this.
I just dont get it. Funding issues and the things chosen to shut down are schools... Something wrong with that.