School Board Meeting on Future of PSH

     IF YOU ARE CONCERNED,  THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE PARMA BOARD OF EDUCATION  AND A VOTE ON A NEW BOND ISSUE PROPOSAL INCLUDING THE CLOSING OF  PARMA SR. HIGH SCHOOL AS A HIGH SCHOOL. AND RE-PURPOSING 1/2 OF THE BUILDING AS A CIVIC CENTER/RECREATIONAL CENTER FOR THE CITY AND THE TEARING DOWN THE OTHER  HALF.. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 17TH AT 6:30 IN THE LITTLE THEATER AT PSH.

IF YOU ARE AT ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BOND ISSUE AND OR THE FATE OF PARMA SR, HIGH SCHOOL AS A HIGH SCHOOL PLEASE ATTEND THIS MEETING.

HERE ARE A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE AND WHAT WILL BE DONE TO PSH.  WHAT WILL REMAIN AS PARMA CENTER (PSH) ( THE FRONT OF THE  BUILDING FROM THE LITTLE THEATER ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE POOL AND GYM .  THE NORTH HALLWAY ALL THE WAY DOWN AND INCLUDING THE CAFETERIA. THE REST OF THE BUILDING FROM BEHIND THE AUDITORIUM  TO THE END OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS WING, THE CONCRETE WHITE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THE OFFICE CORRIDOR, WILL ALL BE TORN DOWN.

* BOND ISSUE CURRENT PROJECTED COST: $263 MILLION

          NOVEMBER, 2020 BOND ISSUE OF 6.12 MILLS (35 YEARS, 4.5% INTEREST RATE)

          $17.85/ MONTH ($100,000 HOME VALUE)

* OPERATING IMPACT : NEUTRAL

          DECREASED SPENDING: PERSONNEL

          INCREASED SPENDING: TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES.18 HOUR, 7-DAY CAMPUSES

* PHASE ONE

TWO SECONDARY CAMPUSES 6-12, ONE CENTER

 * NORMANDY, VALLEY FORGE SITES FOR 6-12 CAMPUSES BOTH EXISTING BUILDINGS WILL BE TORN DOWN AND NEW ONES BUILT. (WILL ONE OF THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS BE NAMED PARMA HIGH SCHOOL?)

 * PARMA SR. HIGH SCHOOL AS A CENTER

      1 BOARD OFFICE

      2 OPPORTUNITY CENTER

      3 CULINARY AND COSMETOLOGY (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC}

      4 COMMUNITY ASSETS (AUDITORIUM, LITTLE THEATER, GYMS,POOL) 1/2 THE BUILDING WILL BE TORN DOWN

schweitzerj@ parmacityschools.org  Board President

vaughns@ parmacityschools.org