It seems the administrators are now emphasizing that remodeling will improve the safety and security of our high school students. That seems to suggest our students at East and Central are not currently safe and secure. Certainly some people must be concerned about the administration’s inability to avoid placing our children in dangerous or harmful settings.
In case you wonder why a Town of Brookfield resident is concerned about the school system, I do live within the Elmbrook district.
Comments from readers:
“Stop by any Elmbrook school these days, and pick up your very own copies - 27 pages to be exact - of the new "Facilities Facts." It seems the district felt the need to dedicate one entire page (excuse me, "fact sheet") for each perceived deficiency. Evidently, the "Link" did not provide enough room to ‘inform the Elmbrook community on high school facilities topics.’"
Note: The fact sheets are also available at the districts website www.elmbrookschooldistrict.com.
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“I am encouraging people to take ‘unscheduled’ tours and if possible, to do it during the day. That way they can just sign in and walk around the building and form their own conclusions, with out being on a ‘prepared’ or ‘"orchestrated’ tour, which seems to be a concern to many. At the end of the day, people are going to make this decision based on the benefits they see or don't see, and the impact it has on their household. They will assess these two areas and vote accordingly.”
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>“Elmbrook Schools are in competition with no one. That is all happy talk from the administrators of Elmbrook... Trying to justify their endless spending and ignoring the public at large is the goal of many School Boards.”
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“All my children have come through the Elmbrook system. I have toured both schools and there is little wrong with them, just poor maintenance by Elmbrook on purpose. Take a look at the two new schools we have built; now how do all the stone arches make a classroom and teacher more competitive when the school board wants to cut the computer funding.”
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“We as caring taxpayers are always concerned about education and municipal and county/state issues. Each of those entities say they take into consideration [concerns of] the public at large. But in reality they do what they want. The School Boards (not just Elmbrook) will do what they want and hide some costs…so they get to do what they want."
These are just some thoughts of Elmbrook's residents. I'm sure there are more.
