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Former Michigan residents thinks CWC good, even better than ACES Finds Adair County school excellent; thinks tax proposal is being rushed. Says, "It is people, not the building, that makes the difference." About: John Halsey: All for new school but thinks information needed From Mrs. Kimberly Cohoon and family I would like to respectfully submit an "outsider looking in" perspective on the entire Colonel William Casey issue. We moved here in June of 2008 from Michigan. We have two daughters, ages 11 and 6, who are attending Adair County Schools. I also have a daughter age 17 and a son age 16 who are attending school in Michigan, in a large and well-to-do suburb of Grand Rapids to be exact. Michigan schools pride themselves on being groundbreaking and "state of the art." We were assured by the school system that our girls would be "at least one year ahead" of Adair County's schools when our girls arrived. Imagine our shock when we discovered our girls were a year behind in their educational progress when compared to where your Adair students were at! Your teachers and staff at ACES worked with our older daughter all year, catching her up and exceeding all requirements necessary for her to pass to sixth grade. It was very impressive teamwork. Chose CWC over ACES for daughter This year our youngest started school here in Adair. We were given the option of CWC or ACES. We chose CWC. Why? Put simply the school was excellently staffed, beautifully kept and had the wonderful "small school" feel we were looking for vs. the "shopping mall" feel of ACES. We are very very happy with our decision and while both are fine schools, there needs to be "fit" between the girls and their schools. We took a long look at CWC in October while attending conferences. While it is apparent some things need replacing, we do not see the need for a new school. CWC is finer than many, many, many Michigan schools and its children are not being shortchanged in their education due to their enviornment. Whether at ACES or CWC - the education is the same. A new building is not going to change the curriculum, and we are here to tell you that Adair's curriculum is far ahead of other states. Issue feels rushed Further, I would like to point out that the whole CWC issue feels "rushed." It's being pushed to my understanding in this great grab for federal money. I ask you honestly, while getting "federal" money is great..where do you think that money is coming from? It's coming from you...every time you pay your taxes to the federal government. In the long haul, you are paying for it all the way around. There is no free money from the government, and there never will be. Seems effort to 'modernize' Adair County I think this issue needs more time and study. I think that it is being pushed in a great grab to "modernize" Adair County- which doesn't need it at this time. We aren't using portable classrooms (trailers) like we do in Michigan because we have too many children enrolled. My daughter and son in Michigan have to use these trailers daily. It gets pretty cold in December when the wind chills are sub zero. We aren't doing without in the curriculum as we would in Michigan because state funding in Michigan has been reduced from $678 per student per year to $243. My son's computer class room has only two computers for 30 students to share! This is in a "well-to-do" district! This county is not hurting In short, this county is not hurting. It could save itself a lot of money by overhauling what needs overhauled and using those savings for other projects. (Maybe this bus garage I hear talk of?) I don't know exactly where it's needed- and maybe Adair Schools needs to put ALL of it's issues on the tables and give us as parents and citizens time to think and plan appropriately. As a parent and a citizen of Adair, I do not feel my daughter who attends CWC is being shortchanged in her education in any way. I do not feel my older daughter, who attends ACES, is getting a superior education to her sister just because she is in a multi million dollar "new" building. I think my girls are getting a fabulous, well rounded education because Adair has a great curriculum and a tremendous staff of talented and caring individuals. It is people, not the building, that makes the difference. Respectfully submitted, s/Mrs. Kimberly Cohoon and family This story was posted on 2009-12-07 15:17:45
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