School Board member Brian Wheeler’s comments.Mr. Franco just said the previous plan was up around 400 [units] for a neighborhood model development, keep in mind that the School Division’s long range plans that are in the Crozet Master Plan are based on a population of 12,000 people. That elementary school site was to serve that level of population. And my understanding is that the housing recently approved in Crozet would already exceed that [population] if it was all built and all the people moved in.Read them all.
Crozet School growth
For those of you who don’t read Brian Wheeler’s School Matters blog, you should. He has done a tremendous service with his most recent post regarding the potential for school overcrowding in Crozet…. You’ll be better informed citizens and parents for it.Make no mistake, even if you do not have children in the County school system, what happens to our schools affects all facets of our lives, from our houses’ values to the basic quality of life in Crozet and beyond. If only more public servants were as capable and as open as Mr. Wheeler.Our representative for the White Hall District is:Barbara Massie Mouly265 Newtown RoadGreenwood, VA 22943540/456-6191Update 11/29/2006: Brian Wheeler has a story about the now-upcoming addition to Brownsville Elementary, among other developments.
Muddle for Middle Schoolers? – Readers’ forum
Proposed Changes to the High School Program of Studies At a meeting 11/13 at WAHS, Don Vale presented proposals for changes to the High School “Program of Studies†(POS) to a large group of parents and high school students. The program of studies sets forth …
Crozet Calendar
I have added a Google Calendar to the sidebar. If you have an event – a yard sale, HOA party, Farmers’ Market, etc. that you would like the community to be aware of, please email me. If you want a Gmail account, you may email me for one of those as well.
Bus Schedules for the new school year
Five days and a wake-up until the new school year!Get your bus schedule here.
Crozet’s crowded buses
Sanitized for the author’s protection:A letter to the Albemarle County school transportation division:I am writing now to inquire if there are any plans to add an additional bus for service in this area. My daughters advise that the bus is crowded, and they frequently must sit 3 students to a seat, which is uncomfortable (for adolescents) and possibly unsafe. As you know, the area around Crozet Park is part of the Crozet Master Plan and has seen an increase in development/residents. Currently under construction is the “Westhall” subdivision at the end of Park Street…. (The bus driver) does an excellent job as the driver, but I believe it is time to study whether an additional bus is warranted to alleviate the crowding…. One suggestion would be to have one bus for high school, one for middle school. Or, in the alternative, divide the area of the route into two sections.And the response:Thank you for your concern with the overcrowding on bus 91/208. We will take a hard look at the routes in the Crozet area this summer.This needs to be addressed one way or another.