Draft Redesign Q & A






Responses to questions

Note: The Lima City Schools will attempt to answer all appropriate questions. Thank you.

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07/20/2011Will there be more information available about the New Tech program being pursued in LSH Progressive Academy soon?Answer
07/18/2011I am currently an Mi student. I wanted to know what is happening with the resource center. Is it stilll going to be a program for the highschool kids?Answer
07/10/2011When will school supply lists be available? My child wasn't in school last year to get one at end of yearAnswer
07/08/2011I'm a student who is attending South. I was wondering how are we not going to see Emerson students when we're in the same building?Answer
07/05/2011I am one of the 3 or 4 students who attended West that is in a class in a grade above my original grade. (example I'm taking 5th grade classes but I'm taking 6th grade math instead of 5th grade math) How will this affect my classes next year? I'm planning on staying in district. Will I just have to take 6th grade math over again?Answer
06/30/2011When will the school supply list for the art magnet be available online?Answer
06/06/2011When will we know the school schedules (starting and ending times) for the 2011-12 school year? How long will the school days be for the magnet schools when they have to combine students from Kindergarten Elementary and Middle Schools? How will busing affect this?Answer
05/27/2011What are the chances any early bird classes will be offered next year? I'm aware of budget constraints but am hoping the students will be affected as little as possible.Answer
04/23/2011How is busing all these students helping to save money for the district?Answer
04/18/2011Do we have any make up days for this school year and if so how many?Answer
04/16/2011I've heard about the reductions in staff that will be made has this been done yet? And I was also wondering if you could share who has been cut?Answer
04/15/2011If the students from the alternative school are going to be housed with the younger children from the Sci-Tech magnet what assurances are you able to make that the younger students will not have to interact with the alternative students? It's concerning that students who have been deemed unable to attend the regular structure of the small schools will be in the same building as K-8 students.Answer
04/06/2011I am aware that magnet placements are decided thru a lottery process in the spring. Some of the questions posted involve people not wanting to move their child out of their original home district. Seems a little unfair that some children may be kept out of the program because others apply just to stay close to home.Answer
04/06/2011When will the updated bell schedule be available? Some families have children enrolled in more than one district (as opposed to just Lima City) and the sooner that information is available the easier to plan.Answer
04/06/2011what do you need to bring with you to register a child for K.Answer
04/05/2011Will this new transformation thing for the 2011-2012 school year affect Heritage Elementary School?Answer
03/27/2011May I ask why there will not be Health offered at Liberty for next school year? Health needs to be apart of the curriculum for ALL students.Answer
03/24/2011I have a son who will be in kindergarten next year. My two older sons are currently in the Arts Magnet and will continue to be next year at Liberty. Is the kindergarten at Liberty part of the Arts Magnet now? Also if I choose not to send him to Liberty for kindergarten will he loose his spot in the Arts Magnet or will he still get his spot when he is in 1st grade since his brothers are in the program?Answer
03/23/2011Is the school paying for gas money for the buses? Do we have to pay for more bus drivers? If we do how much would it cost?Answer
03/15/2011I am a student currently attending Lima Senior High Progressive Academy and I will be entering next year as a Junior. I just have a few questions about the New Tech that will be incorporated next year. 1) Will all the courses have a team of 2 teachers? 2)Will the classes that are available this year still be available next year(Current Events Psychology Sociology etc.)? 3)Are the New Tech courses that are to be offered only available to the Freshman and Sophomores? I heard that you we're doing this because you didn't want Juniors and Seniors to be affected by such a big change. And 4)Are you firing some of the teachers that are currently working at PA? Which allow me to say is something that I really don't want to happen. I have grown attached to all my teachers over the years and would hate to see any of them go. You're already changing my high school up for next year and now your getting rid of my favorite teachers? This will take a big affect on me because I just couldn't bear to see any of my favorite teachers go. Answer
03/14/2011With the problems in the schools with bullies with bigger classes and more kids in one school how do you hope to keep it under control? Uniforms will not matter then.Answer
03/14/2011What about our children in special needs classes? How is this going to effect them educationaly? Whats to asure us parents that there not going to fall throw the cracks?Answer
03/07/2011Why are all the seventh and eighth grade students being put together all in one school? What if a student misses the bus one day and has no ride across town to get to school? Is the child suppose to walk? It would be much easier on parents if the students could go to a school near their home. Answer
02/23/2011With all of the budget cuts occurring how will the staff cuts directly affect the sizes of the classrooms? Some of the classrooms are already filled to capacity and if teachers are let go how will this truly affect the education our children receive?Answer
02/22/2011I heard you are firing most of the newer teachers. Is that true?Answer
02/21/2011Why are the district students moving to two different schools? Wouldn't it be better if you just moved the district students to one school instead of running two for district students?Answer
02/21/2011What is the projected enrollment for Unity next year in comparison to the other elementary buildings? Are enrollment numbers released to the public and if so when?Answer
02/21/2011With the move to one common bell schedule at the high school will the building staff finally be right sized? I have heard rumors of several classes with fewer then 10 students. How is this financially responsible?Answer
02/09/2011How do you go about enrolling a child in the art's magnet program?Answer
02/09/2011How far does a kid need to be away from a school before they are able to ride a bus? My kid currently goes to Liberty this year .Answer


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