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Feb. 5th, 2014 09:11 amI have a bunch of things I want to pre-order from Amazon, but I hesitate because I always do the free shipping thing, and that means waiting until the last item comes out before getting any of them. I don't want to wait on the one coming out in April (the novel Diana Wynne Jones left partially completed that has been finished by her sister) for the one coming out in October (Rick Riordan's next book), and three of the items I want don't have set release dates according to Amazon (two Avatar: the Last Airbender graphic novels and season 2 of Legend of Korra). If I could drive, I'd probably just pre-order all of these at Barnes & Noble and go pick them up as they come in. As it stands, that's just not feasible.
I've set up a spreadsheet to do a point by point, side by side comparison between the middle school and the (still very vague) program at Cordelia's current school. Right now, the middle school wins on all counts but accessibility. There are still too many question marks about the new program, and I have no idea who to talk to to get answers. I'm not even sure the school district has answers yet. What I have seen from the district leads me to believe that, if we apply, Cordelia's sure to get in-- Kids from her school are being grandfathered in to the new program so that nobody will absolutely have to go elsewhere. I think they don't expect demand to be really high the first year or so.
I had a pollster call last night. He mumbled, so it was hard to understand him sometimes. The issue he was focused on is a proposed millage for special education. Voters approved a millage some time ago, but state law rolled it back so that only part of the millage took effect. The school district is putting it to the voters to restore the money the state took away. The funds for special education have to come from somewhere. If the millage doesn't pass, the funds will come from the district's general operating fund which will mean more cuts for other programs.
I think the poll was intended to get people to oppose the millage. There was a lot of focus on whether or not certain arguments against the millage were convincing. Parent and liberal that I am, I stood firm in favor of the millage. We have to fund our schools somehow, and the state isn't doing it. (One of the arguments against the millage was that the state and the federal government should be paying for special education programs since they mandate them. That would be great if they did, but they're not going to. I remained unconvinced.)
On his way home last night, Scott picked up a kit for covering our chicken in bread crumbs. (Shake 'n' Bake was nowhere to be seen on the shelves at the grocery store. Do they even still make that?) It worked to keep the chicken moist, and Cordelia ate hers without complaining. It was, however, bacon flavored which didn't really work for me or Scott. I found a recipe for homemade shake and bake stuff on AllRecipes, but it requires bread crumbs and doesn't say much about how best to make those. The bread we make doesn't tend to crumble easily. We might have to buy bread to make crumbs.
I've set up a spreadsheet to do a point by point, side by side comparison between the middle school and the (still very vague) program at Cordelia's current school. Right now, the middle school wins on all counts but accessibility. There are still too many question marks about the new program, and I have no idea who to talk to to get answers. I'm not even sure the school district has answers yet. What I have seen from the district leads me to believe that, if we apply, Cordelia's sure to get in-- Kids from her school are being grandfathered in to the new program so that nobody will absolutely have to go elsewhere. I think they don't expect demand to be really high the first year or so.
I had a pollster call last night. He mumbled, so it was hard to understand him sometimes. The issue he was focused on is a proposed millage for special education. Voters approved a millage some time ago, but state law rolled it back so that only part of the millage took effect. The school district is putting it to the voters to restore the money the state took away. The funds for special education have to come from somewhere. If the millage doesn't pass, the funds will come from the district's general operating fund which will mean more cuts for other programs.
I think the poll was intended to get people to oppose the millage. There was a lot of focus on whether or not certain arguments against the millage were convincing. Parent and liberal that I am, I stood firm in favor of the millage. We have to fund our schools somehow, and the state isn't doing it. (One of the arguments against the millage was that the state and the federal government should be paying for special education programs since they mandate them. That would be great if they did, but they're not going to. I remained unconvinced.)
On his way home last night, Scott picked up a kit for covering our chicken in bread crumbs. (Shake 'n' Bake was nowhere to be seen on the shelves at the grocery store. Do they even still make that?) It worked to keep the chicken moist, and Cordelia ate hers without complaining. It was, however, bacon flavored which didn't really work for me or Scott. I found a recipe for homemade shake and bake stuff on AllRecipes, but it requires bread crumbs and doesn't say much about how best to make those. The bread we make doesn't tend to crumble easily. We might have to buy bread to make crumbs.
