Dear Mr. King,
Coolidge Play Ground:
When the North parking lot was widened this summer to create a drop-offloop, 8 swings were destroyed. My understanding is when the swings weremoved they fell apart. It is also my understanding that once schoolplay-ground equipment is removed, it may not be reinstalled.
For this reason, many do not understand why the swings would not be replaced at thecost of the district as part of the initial project budget. Should the costto replace these swings have been included in the original budget toreconfigure the parking lot? With recess, health and exercise playing an important part of ourchildren's school day, many feel it is extremely important to replace theswings.
Since the removal of the swings was not at the fault of theCoolidge staff, many feel they should be replaced as soon as possible.Children at this age really enjoy swinging. We would love to see the 8 swings replaced as soon as possible. We appreciate any help you can offerwith this matter.
Another safety issue is the need of a crosswalk lines across PurlingbrookStreet. At this time, the crosswalk guard is concerned for the children'ssafety because many drivers stop so close to crossing children. Thecrosswalk lines would provide a much needed safety barrier. Thank you for making the Coolidge parking lot safer.
Also, last Friday, a third grader in my daughter's class at Coolidge possibly had a knife on the school bus or at school. He has since not been at school. What can you tell me about this situation. Our teachers and principal will not tell me what happened or where. The boy is a good boy, but was being harrasssed at school. All goes back to anti-bullying.
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Nor does the district plan to replace a large door mat which was stolen this year. The mat was a gift from the PTA.
It did a terrific job of cutting down on the leaves, salt, mud and water that was tracked in.
I guess they can simply replace the carpet sooner, that will be cheaper I'm sure.
I think you're barking up the wrong tree for Cross walk lines. I believe the city is responsible for those.
Steve
This type of letter should really be discussed through the prncipal and the parent. For example, contacting our adminstrative departments at Central Office will help with crosswalks and swings. And the situation with the student should be addressed to the principal. I hope this parent went through these channels.
LPS Parent of a High Schooler
Dear Mr. King,
This letter is not about the problems at Coolidge-I just find it easier to send you a letter using the comment command. My letter refers to the question that you asked of Ms. Allison at last Monday's board meeting -i.e. how many of the 51 are principals and assistants etc, and about the bus driver numbers also. I think, as do many people in Livonia, that LPS is rather top heavy when it comes to administrators. Why indeed do we need so many chiefs running around, especially since everyone agrees that the teachers of LPS are so wonderful and beyond criticism and can do their job so well, that the question begs to be asked, then why indeed so many administrators. Plus, every administrator has someone under him or her that does the actual grunt work, so what does that leave for the administrator to do actually.
Mr. King
I am responding to one of your comments below. I am an elemetary school teacher and know for sure that there is noone under my principal at the elementary level to do the grunt work. She does bus duty in the AM and PM every day, she helps in the lunchroom, she gets into classrooms daily, she salts the outside if there is ice, she checks heads for lice, she gives shots to diabetic students, she teaches teachers during staff development days, she writes in our parent newsletter weekly, the list goes on. I know that our elementary principals do a ton of work and we are definitely not top heavy in that area.
About the letter written by a teacher that lists all the grunt work that her principal performs at her school, such as am and pm bus duty...excuse me , but any para pro could do that kind of work and does for very little money in comparison to the principal. I am still at a loss as to why we need so many principals, certainly one per school is enough to provide appropriate leadership and watch over staff and students.
Truly, why do some schools need two principals and then of course, there are teacher leaders that are given a leave of absence from the classroom to work as an assistant principal in the elementary schools. What are principals providing that I dont's know about.
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