Reply #11: Age isn't the issue;

[LWolf]

I prefer a broader mix of ages. It's more like a real community, instead of an army of same-age range students with adult guards.

It's the size that is the issue. It is easy to lose the community environment, the connections and relationships between adults and students, when there are just too many of everybody. I wouldn't want to work there.

I do know that some old buildings are not cost effective to refurbish. We have one in my district. If our bond passes this spring, we'll build a new school and move those kids out. The building is in such bad shape that we can build a brand new school for very little more than the renovations needed to modernize the existing building.

Is the state money tied to building bigger schools?

I wish my state would build some schools without passing more local bonds!