Hemet El is sinking

RightSaidFred2 wrote:

Parents of students going to Helen Hunt Jackson School,Family Tree Learning Center, or the Preschool for Autistic Children need to call the HUSD district office to voice their anger if their student's school will be moved to the former Santa Fe Middle school campus. This is due to the fact that Hemet Elementary is sinking and will have to be reburbished in the immediate future. This means that the D/O is considering moving Hemet EL's students to the HHJ site and that HHJ, FTLC, Preschool for Autism, would be moved to the SFMS campus! HAAAT, APA, and CTE are already located at this campus. This action would be very disruptive to the Independent Study Programs and the Preschool for Autism. Please call the D/O on Monday morning to protest this misguided idea.It can't be just about money all the time. The D/O must think about the impact it will have on the Independent Study Student who has already decided that being immersed in a wide open campus with minimal supervsion is NOT a good choice for them nor is it a good business decision for the future of Independent Study. This school has been moved three times already. For anyone that has run a business knows that re-locating is very hard on a business. HHJ is a school of choice. Parents have to request that their student attends this school. If parents refuse to send their students because of the move to SFMS, or new parents simply cannot find where they are located (the address is still wrong in many phone books) then the highly sucessful program could die. That would be a huge tragedy in and of itself. In the last two years, HHJ produced almost 300 graduates! These are students that may not have made it through to graduate due to many reasons: Chronic Illness of a parent/student, pregnant/parenting teen, social anxieties, need to work to support a family, desire to graduate early and attend college, or vocational ed, etc.
Yes, it's unfortunate that Hemet El is sinking and it's unfortunate that the students, teachers, office, & equipment will need to be moved. But lets not punish other students/families by moving 3 other schools to placate one school. The D/O must look at the other option. Be sure to ask them what that is when you call on Monday morning. Better yet, show up to the school board meeting on Tuesday night to voice your opinion.

RightSaidFred2 wrote:

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