tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post5025481401184202828..comments2023-09-20T05:14:16.635-04:00Comments on Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog!: Toquam School Pretty Much DeadStamford Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-38180331851655418072008-03-07T09:24:00.000-05:002008-03-07T09:24:00.000-05:00Count me as another of your readers with children ...Count me as another of your readers with children at Toquam. Thanks for continuing to highlight the issue.<BR/><BR/>The entire situation is maddening (not to mention sad). The board clearly intended to close Toquam all along. I am not quite certain why they have put the Toquam community as well as several other schools through the wringer all year when this decision was already a foregone conclusion.<BR/><BR/>Another perplexing aspect of this decision (aside from the school being one of two elementary schools in Stamford that is actually NOT FAILING) is that Toquam is the only school in Stamford that is socioeconomically balanced. The BoE is undertaking a tremendous initiative to redistrict the schools to achieve balance while also choosing to close the only school that meets their criteria.<BR/><BR/>Odd.<BR/><BR/>What is so valuable about the Toquam facility? How will the building be reused? Who benefits from this decision?<BR/><BR/>The BoE seems to have a strong bias against magnet education. Why?<BR/><BR/>I hope the Toquam parents are not the only voters who remember this ridiculous decision during the next BoE election.pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599429717669216237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-52314151193809221252008-03-06T19:14:00.000-05:002008-03-06T19:14:00.000-05:00I find this whole situation extremely upsetting. ...I find this whole situation extremely upsetting. Power and politics once again are getting in the way of a successful education program! I am a teacher in a different school district and the Board of Ed there messes with success all of the time. What ever happened to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosphy? Fix the broken parts! I am a home owner here in Stamford, and I probably won't send my son to our neighborhood school because I don't feel secure that he is going to receive a good education there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-36349305012779283312008-03-06T17:32:00.000-05:002008-03-06T17:32:00.000-05:00Thank you for the website correction; I'll fix it ...Thank you for the website correction; I'll fix it right now! <BR/>I'm curious to hear more about the non-isolated option. Is there info on that online already, or can you put it up on the blog or website?Stamford Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628338751045041012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-36553916047687881192008-03-06T17:07:00.000-05:002008-03-06T17:07:00.000-05:00actually that link is to a blog from one of our pa...actually that link is to a blog from one of our parents. <BR/><BR/>The full SaveToquam site is at <BR/>www.savetoquam.com<BR/><BR/>thanks for giving us your time and analysis. awareness is our strongest asset.<BR/><BR/>The latest options for toquam include a better, "non-isolated" transition at the EMS. This is the solution, other than keeping Toquam open, that the parents seem to be most open to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com