HISD Votes On Whether To Merge Campuses

[VicMan]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ro/5994984.html

HISD will vote to decide whether to merge the following campuses:

* Allen and Kennedy

* Blackshear and Jones

The district already voted for MacArthur and Peck to be consolidated.

EDIT: This vote is delayed until Friday September 19: http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/...00028147fa6RCRD

[VicMan]

http://cms7.houstonisd.org/PolicyAdministr...0808OA_Post.pdf

Due to hurricane delays it appears HISD will vote regarding this on October 8.

I hope the schools close.

[Vertigo58]

Just glad Abe Saavadra is still on for another term.

New topic I know.

[VicMan]

http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/...nextfmt=default

J. Will Jones will consolidate into Blackshear, and Kennedy will consolidate into Allen with a new campus on Allen's site.

[sarahiki]

http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/...nextfmt=default

J. Will Jones will consolidate into Blackshear, and Kennedy will consolidate into Allen with a new campus on Allen's site.

I hope this means some money will be available to improve those schools. Blackshear looks like it belongs in Afghanistan. It's shameful.

[VicMan]

I hope this means some money will be available to improve those schools. Blackshear looks like it belongs in Afghanistan. It's shameful.

HISD said it would do renovations at Blackshear as part of a bond (I forget which one) - Anyway maybe when, after the consolidation, Blackshear's population continues to decline, HISD could merge it into Ryan MS and turn it into a K-8.