By: KW

KW — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:11:43 +0000

McKnight is one of the largest middle schools in the state (a couple years ago it was #2!) The building was designed to serve around 900 students. Yes, perhaps the district can keep adding portable classrooms, but that doesn’t solve the problem of the general overcrowding–the hallways, lunchrooms, gyms, etc., are all at capacity and bordering on dangerously overcrowded. I don’t see how the district is going to fix overpopulation at that school without a boundary shift. Perhaps it’s time to look at more creative solutions; for instance, reopen Honeydew as a magnet choice K-8–perhaps focused on the arts or the sciences. Seattle has had great success with its popular K-8 choice programs. This could be a test case for the district and take some pressure off crowded East Hill schools in general. But the district has chosen not to think outside the box, and parents, students, and teachers continue to pay the price for doing the same old thing.

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By: KW