Until and unless they use a master school building plan and build the same model at each location,we get a raw deal. Further, these schools should be designed with a core building THEN add spoke buildings attached to the core for expansion and reduction as needed, we're paying too much for each school.

Take a look at the schools I referenced. All sorts of fancy brick trim & special finishes. I watch 2 of the 3 schools being built as I lived right behind them. They may be award winning designs, but that's NOT what is important to education. Teacher and the tools & supplies needed to teach are what is needed. And a previous commentor mentioned the property the school district bought & then sold at a loss because they couldn't use the site. They have been squandering money right & left. Not to mention the severance package for Tata. Wake County Schools are a money pit with less & less education to show for the money spent!

Wake County needs to take a lesson from Johnson County. Simply designed schools, several different plans to fit the terrain the schools are being built on... Taffy

Wake Co uses prototypes, including award-winning ones. Design guidelines are for plain schools. They do exactly what you recommend.

http://www.raleigh-wake.org/page/rolesville-high-school-wins-maj

Needs? I don't think so. I don't know a soul in their right mind who would vote to give this asinine school system another dime, I certainly will not.

"westernwake: I checked the street address, 2620 and 2628. Both of them show WCPSS, DKK Dev LLC, then what looks like a family. Raleigh people with the family's last name contributed to Romney ($3k) and Dems ($2K) over the last decade. None are big contributors. DKK doesn't show at all.

I love following the money, though - thanks!

http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/CSearch.aspx

http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/advindsea.shtml

http://services.wakegov.com/realestate/" - babbleon

Thanks for looking for the info. I am stuck on a conference call, but I will try to look through the links again and also try find my old WRAL thread later.

As long as the clowns of this board of education are still serving, I will not be supporting any bond issue.

westernwake: I checked the street address, 2620 and 2628. Both of them show WCPSS, DKK Dev LLC, then what looks like a family. Raleigh people with the family's last name contributed to Romney ($3k) and Dems ($2K) over the last decade. None are big contributors. DKK doesn't show at all.

I love following the money, though - thanks!

http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/CSearch.aspx

http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/advindsea.shtml

http://services.wakegov.com/realestate/

Anyway I will vote "no" on any and every bond issue. It is past time for people to start paying to educate their own children.

We do ... its called property taxes!!!

Keep in mind that it takes 3 to 5 years to build a school. So even with a new bond issue there just aint no quick fix. Anyway I will vote "no" on any and every bond issue. It is past time for people to start paying to educate their own children.

"The only counties flush with bond money for construction are the poor counties - that aren't growing. The lottery distributes the money based on tax rates - counties that have the HIGHEST tax rate per $1,000 of property getting the most. Since Wake has such valuable property the tax rate is relatively low. You can go to the lottery website and click on Where the Money Goes to see how much Wake and other counties get. Last I heard, Wake doesn't get enough to even build one school each year" - SaveEnergyMan

The following website provides an overview of where the lottery money goes. Only 22.7% of the funds go for school construction. Sadly the general fund has been reducing the money spent on education in North Carolina since the lottery was put into place. The original intent was to have the Lottery supplement the general fund, instead it has replaced it.

This site also allows you to view each county. -

http://www.nc-educationlottery.org/beneficiary.aspx

The only counties flush with bond money for construction are the poor counties - that aren't growing. The lottery distributes the money based on tax rates - counties that have the HIGHEST tax rate per $1,000 of property getting the most. Since Wake has such valuable property the tax rate is relatively low. You can go to the lottery website and click on Where the Money Goes to see how much Wake and other counties get. Last I heard, Wake doesn't get enough to even build one school each year.

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