[Mpls] RE: MPS "Empty Classrooms"

[Chuck Holtman]

The MPS has listed Pratt School as contributing 14 "empty classrooms" to the
total.  In fact, at the core of the Pratt School concept is the integration
of K-5 into the community, in part by combining K-5 and community education
in the same building.  I believe that Pratt has the largest committed
Community Ed program of any school building in the MPS.  According to the
facilities people, the 14 "empty classrooms" are used by Community Ed from
7:30 am to well after the close of the school day, every weekday during the
school year.  This is by intention.

If the MPS is so completely in error here, I well can accept what Mr.
McGuire says about the schools he cites.

Chuck Holtman
Prospect Park  


Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 00:35:22 -0600
From: Dan McGuire <sabier at visi.com>
Subject: [Mpls] Now, Pawlenty has heard MPS has 900 empty classrooms

    It's getting out of hand.  Now Pawlenty is making statements about the
number of empty classrooms in MPS.  Somebody needs to show him the list of
800 empty classrooms that the district published last spring - that was the
list that had over fifty 'empty' classrooms at the Andersen complex, 27 at
Sullivan, and 17 at South where there were a couple of teachers working from
carts.