tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post2981295579424280974..comments2023-10-23T15:59:33.310-04:00Comments on The Newsless Courier: CCSD: Montessori More Important for Mt. Pleasant Than Gadsden-Green's Successful Charter Babbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152952119296267993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post-10179663638619277562013-07-04T13:00:00.838-04:002013-07-04T13:00:00.838-04:00There are at least 3 schools in the immediate area...There are at least 3 schools in the immediate area that CCSD pays to keep empty. These are the Archer School on Hanover St., the Wilmot Fraser School on Columbus St. and the Rhett School building on the Burke High campus. Most people are unaware that vacant buildings cost taxpayers money, too. The drain on the district budget for each vacant campus can be anywhere between $50,000 and $250,000 per year. Insurance policy coverage requires the utilities (cooling, heat, lights and water) to be maintained. Grounds keeping, roof repairs and normal building maintenance also have to be done. It would be cheaper to just turn one of these schools over to CDA. Not only would it save money, it would improve access to a quality public school. It's common sense, but district administrators aren't known for that. An independent audit of the capital program and facilities would have easily shown there is a better way to manage these properties, but the superintendent's office said "no" to that, too.D20 Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29270672.post-84441585417597114712013-07-02T13:58:49.219-04:002013-07-02T13:58:49.219-04:00The only thing consistent about Charleston County&...The only thing consistent about Charleston County's public school district is its inconsistency. To them it makes perfect sense to offer a vacant school building to one charter school while at the same time witholding a vacant or underused building to another. It's all OPM to them anyway.Pluff Muddnoreply@blogger.com