Sixth in a series
Re “Question on the Bond Spending: What Project Comes First?”
[img]1705|right|Mike Reynolds||no_popup[/img]With the drumbeat down to 26 days for the June 3 election and the fate of Measure CC, the repairs-centric $106 million school bond, Asst. Supt. Mike Reynolds said the state of Culver City schools was assessed with three values in mind:
- Safety, Security, Health and Wellness.
- Technological Infrastructure to Standardize Learning Spaces for 21st Century Skills. “We have to prepare students to go out into the world, get them ready for college, ready for the workforce,” Mr. Reynolds said.
- Highly Effective, High Performing Learning Environments. “How do we maximize the environments our teachers teach in and our students learn in?” he asked.
The next question was posed for either Supt. Dave LaRose or Mr. Reynolds: How soon can the physical repairs/upgrades begin?
[img]1551|right|Dave LaRose||no_popup[/img]“A good question, and we would like to do it yesterday,” Mr. LaRose said. “That is one of the things we feel good about, that we do like to talk about any chance we get to visit with people: To identify the work that has been done as well. And not just our major projects, which we feel very good about, but also a lot of the other projects, but also a lot of the other projects.
“I believe it was $1.2 million worth these projects we have been able to do across the District, everything from safety and electrical and the intercom systems, lighting systems. So we have been out in our schools addressing some immediate needs.
“One thing I did want to add,” said Mr. LaRose, “in fairness to the question that was asked about priorities, what is first, who gets what and when…
“Obviously, we have become gifted at answering that question by not answering it because that is where …our interest right now is our collective needs and the community rallying around.”
(To be continued)
