[OKC] FW: New report - Please read and forward as appropriate

[Shauna Lawyer Struby]

FYI

 

From: nicolle franklin [mailto:nicollefranklin at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 5:25 PM
To: nicollefranklin at hotmail.com
Subject: New report - Please read and forward as appropriate

 

Hi all,
 
Most of you know that I have been working on a project funded by a grant
from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the EPA, aimed at
educating school districts and the public on the importance of neighborhood
schools. Decisions are currently being made across Oklahoma in regard to the
closing or consolidation of neighborhood schools, or the building of new
schools outside of neighborhoods. A new report released by the Center for
State and Local Policy at the National Trust shows how the impact of these
decisions goes far beyond the education of its students. 
 
This report, Helping Johnny Walk to School: Policy Recommendations for
Removing Barriers to Community-Centered Schools, also recommends changes to
ensure that the educational, environmental, health, community, and fiscal
considerations are weighed by communities when school districts make school
closing, consolidation, and site selection decisions. A copy of the report
is attached and can also be downloaded here:
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/helping-johnny-wal
k-to-school/.

Please read the report and forward to anyone you know in Oklahoma who may be
involved in the decision making processes regarding the locations of current
and/or future schools.  This could be district officials, architects,
teachers, school board members, or just concerned parents and citizens.
Many neighborhood schools have been saved by the actions of informed
individuals, so it is important to get this research into the hands of as
many individuals as possible.
 
Thank you in advance for sharing this important research.  

Best,
Nicolle Franklin
 
 

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