http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ Discussion Forum for Riverside Illinois en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/landmark-letter-turnaround-needed-at-rbhs/page/9#post-13274 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:09:02 +0000 chrisrobling 13274@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Great RB Story from Saturday, everyone:</p> <p>Fast action by RB’s Todd Fridrych and Heather Mathis saved a conference swim meet for hundreds of west suburban kids on Saturday, July 24. With three hours notice Todd and Heather led kids and parents to pull off a huge meet that was swamped by the heavy rains. They were literally swim meet lifesavers, bringing great credit and attention to the high school and our community. Thank you, Todd and Heather. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser/page/2#post-13098 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:12:47 +0000 anonymous 13098@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Good point, Kim. Must point out that many of the students who attend RB do not travel through the CBS--they live in Brookfield and North Riverside. Many students who attend St. Marys live east of us.</p> <p>That said, your point regarding all of the students who obtain car rides to and from school is right on the money. The other school with a huge enrollment is Ames--many coming from North Riverside. How many actually walk to each of the schools, even if they don't drive through the CBD? This sets up the question about grade centers for District 96.</p> <p>Since so many families drive their kids to school, what does it matter that they drive one mile or one-half mile? The whole point of *local schools* is so that the kids can walk to school, but they don't. This will help alleviate the over-crowding situation which is in a couple of our schools, such as Central and Ames. Your thoughts? </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser/page/2#post-13097 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:37:18 +0000 KimJ 13097@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>I was thinking about the Crossing Guard situation tonight while walking thru the CBD.</p> <p>There are<br /> 435 students at St. Marys<br /> 1400 students at RB<br /> 449 students at Hauser<br /> 360 students at Central</p> <p>This is 2,644 kids moving either thru or around the CBD at around 8:00 am and 3:00 pm M-F 9 months of the year.</p> <p>I agree with D96 that there is a serious public safety need for all citizens in two of the locations. The tracks (esp. with the removal of the tunnel) and First Ave.</p> <p>Of the over 2600 students arriving and departing, what percentage of that 2600 are arriving by bike or foot?</p> <p>As a Central parent, I can assure you that there are few families that walk. The vast majority of students are driven. How many are car pools? How many additional automobiles are coming thru the CBD for drop off/pick up? </p> <p>Do you think we could agree that at least a thousand cars are coming thru and around the CBD simply for drop off and pick up? That additional traffic most definitely shows a need for crossing guards. But perhaps we are asking the wrong question. Maybe it is not about who funds the crossing guards, but what have any of these school districts done to alleviate all this additional traffic? Besides D96's Hike &#38; Bike <em>Week</em> what is the incentive for the kids to walk? It could get expensive giving the kids a free water bottle every week.</p> <p>I almost feel like there are not enough kids walking to justify the expense compared to the ones in cars. Perhaps no one should fund the guards and we should be advocating that all the students be driven to school in the largest SUV available. They will be certain to be safe then. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12917 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:13:47 +0000 ChrisHajer 12917@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Better info:<br /> <a href="http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&#38;SubSectionID=1&#38;ArticleID=6210" rel="nofollow">http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&#38;SubSectionID=1&#38;ArticleID=6210</a> </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12912 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:56:55 +0000 anonymous 12912@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>Why should we let it go? The issue of the superintendent's salary is a huge issue, as is the issue of the lack of leadership in many of our school buildings. Not only at Central School, but does the principal of Hauser EVER leave the building to participate in, let alone observe, what goes on at Hauser? There are two administrators there to whom we pay a great deal of money. Two main exits, one for each administrator to monitor. </p> <p>While we're on the subject of the lack of leadership in at least one building, I've mentioned another, is the principal at Hauser ever there? When? </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12911 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:24:43 +0000 martjac 12911@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>I think this thread was started because of a very unfortunate accident. The issue with the Superintendent's salary has been beaten to death....<strong>let it go</strong>! </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12908 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:27:33 +0000 ChrisHajer 12908@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>I read this online yesterday and wondered if it was accurate:</p> <p><strong>"a van ... was struck in the side by a child on a bicycle"</strong></p> <p>Is that right? </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12904 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:06:11 +0000 TomJacobs 12904@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>stephaniem:</p> <p>Exactly. Buses would not solve the problem, for the reasons you state, particularly cost. However, the myriad of school districts throughout the country that do operate and pay for school buses do so because they want to get the students to school safe. Thus, there is a precedent for school districts paying for public safety services.<br /> School Districts <strong>CHOOSE</strong> if they want to be involved in the public safety of their kids. D96 board members unfortunately are more interested in gifts to their top admin.</p> <p>Kim points out a great point with regard to safety: at Central school, if the admin actually did something, like phyiscally show up in front of the school when drop-off happens to help enforce safe drop-off procedures, that would be a big step forward over the current laissez-faire, this is somebody else's problem, attitude. Some leadership and proactivity would go a long way. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12903 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:24:52 +0000 stephaniem 12903@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>I am not certain how big yellow school buses would be at manuvering through our curvey streets, or how that would be less expensive. </p> http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic/accident-at-hauser#post-12902 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:24:48 +0000 spatny 12902@http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/ <p>It's not normal traffic coming by that is the problem. It is the total disregard for the "No Parking, stopping, standing" that is supposedly the Village ordinance there. Closing the street is not the answer, stopping the loading and unloading on both sides and even in the street (second lane) that is the problem. I met with Dr. Lamberson and we walked the area off Akenside where the drop off could be routed in and out (with existing egress and ingress) of a small part of the playground (coned off for peak times) but that never went anywhere. Cars North of the school should not even have to come to Woodside, they could drop off at that side.</p> <p>There's plenty of paving, they just need to enforce the law and the kids walk a little around the school. Buses are even worse, as they sit there and idle and crowd the street now. </p>