Quote Originally Posted by retiredteach View Post
St. Paul will phase itself out. Since about 40% of their students come from Russell County, some of them will go back home. Norton offers a huge savings, both in the composite index and money they will bring to the table. The School Board tonight should be interesting. This is my night with my grandson, so can't go.
Yep, you are probably right about St. Paul, especially since Wise county will only be offering a "core curriculum" there. A lot of folks don't understand anything about the core curriculum and it has them confused. That means, there will be no distance learning, no internet classes, and no A.P. courses to start. No governor's seal on their diploma will be offered either. At least this is how it was explained to me. They will only be offered enough to graduate with a regular diploma. Once the Russell county students realize this, they will go.

You mentioned money to the table, that is what the bottom line is gonna be for a lot of people. How much will they be able to offset the initial cost? I know the composite index will help as it will with the county. Also, there are rumors, and you all probably know where they are coming, but rumors are flying that Norton will be building a separate school on this site, different than the 2 proposed by the BOS. Is there any truth in this?

Another thing, it was my understanding too that the tax base will remain the same since Norton was entering into the talks.