Revisiting the Cardenas Center -- No Response to this Posting Required

Somehow I did not address the facility issues related to the Cardenas Center. Most importantly was the national impact that Mr. Jose Cardenas and Gus Garcia have had on school finance. The area of San Antonio we visited, quite modest by any measure, was in stark contrast to the Stone Oak neighborhood we crossed on our way to Jose Lopez Middle. The fact that we continue to see inequities may attest to a failure in the equalization formula used by the state to distribute resources more fairly across districts. The early childhood facility was state of the art and would be in modern times. It gave us a glimpse into how much schools are becoming integrated with social services to ensure that children in schools come from families that are healthy and stable...to the extent that this is possible. The Headstart Program will be a very significant part of reaching PK children early so that they will have a greater shot at staying in school throughout their youth. Thank you Gloria for connecting this school facility with the movement is associated with its namesake.

For more information on the famous Walkout of 1968 see the following link:For m

http://www.eisd.net/20141072717435667/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56203

For more information on Head Start at Edgewood:

http://www.eisd.net/20141072717435667/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56205

The Final Post -- Reflection on the Traveling Seminar for Facility Planning

From your own perspective please list the top 1o things you learned about facility planning in this course. Please provide a unique and thoughtful summary to the findings from the semester site visits. I will respond to your responses. dh

Jim Martin Elementary -- The Green School

I invite your responses to the Jim Martin Elementary Visit with a posting of your thoughts, observations and reflections on that visit. I will respond to your responses and invite one other person to respond. Postings should exceed four linear inches and should reflect some original and thoughtful thing that you learned from this experience. dh