One very important aspect of the Triton Facilities Referendum is for elementary classroom space. The referendum calls for 14 additional classrooms. With no rooms available, how are we going to handle the following numbers?
At the present time in kindergarten we have 109 students in five sections, which averages out to 22 students per room. This number should be under 20 for this population. Next year this number will be higher with 128 four year olds in our district. What will happen to class size?
At the present time we have 120 three year olds in the district. That is a total of almost 250 students entering school the next two years. We have well over 200 one and two year olds and that number will grow.
Also, at the present time we are using four classrooms in the high school for our fifth graders. It is planned to bring them back into the elementary wings as the HS needs the space.
Elementary specialists are working under conditions that are not conducive to learning. For example, the art specialist works from a cart traveling from classroom to classroom instead of having her own room to set up and teach from.
For those of you who have young children in school and entering in the future, this should be of great concern to you. Actually this should be of concern to all of us. I feel that on November 29th we have only one choice and that is to vote YES.
With construction costs looking to be favorable, bond interest low and the opportunity to accomplish this with our school taxes remaining at the same level as they are now, it is a great time to pass this referendum!
Roy Henderson
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