Quote from sasha on 04/02/11 at 12:32am:

 
At the last meeting, the only discussion about the changes were what the names of the new facilities would be.  Since the Freshman Center didn't really have a name, except for Hoover High School Freshman Center, it will most likely be called Bumpus something .  Since it will be 7th and 8th graders, it should be a junior high school and not a middle school, but it sounded like they were going with just a direct transfer of the name (middle school).  The next item was what the intermediate school (current Bumpus) would be called.  No suggestions came up on that.  
 
The "Old Berry" needed a name also.  I thought to myself that naming it after Bob Finley would be appropriate.  
 
Finally, in the naming situation, current Crossroads would need to be renamed.
 
As far as the touring of the facilities, since the incoming 9th graders already toured the FC, they should be touring the SC, as that is were they will be landing.  Parents of incoming FC should ask their current principals about that so they can arrange it.
 
No discussion took place on who would be principal at the new IS, and no discussion took place on what would happen with the current administration at the FC.
 
These are all very valid questions that should be asked at the next Board meeting during public participation by those parents who are affected, unless the Board puts out a statement outlining these changes.  If they do, I'm sure we'll get phone calls from Mr. Gasten on all of our lines, plus e-mails (sorry, Jason, but there's information and then there's information overload - that summer school message the other day falls under the latter - yet I still don't have what I asked for regarding the community school...).
 
The overall plan is very good.  Now come the details in the plan that need to be worked out.  I think that we need to let the administration work those out, which is not to say that we are not entitled to ask questions along the way.  The next Board meeting will be on Monday, April 11 at 5:30 pm (all meetings for this school year are listed at the bottom of the HooverInvocation.org web page).  I imagine the new Board member who will be appointed on April 4 by the council will be present in the audience at the 4/11 meeting, whoever that may be...although it will be a first for either candidate, since neither of them have attended a meeting in the past.
 
You raise some valid questions, sasha, both in your PM and in this post, that deserve answers.  I encourage you to go to the next meeting and ask those questions of the Board.