Schools say Stryker will overburden system


The Advertiser reports that, "The Army's Stryker brigade could put added strain on a handful of Hawai'i public schools, forcing educators to scramble to find money for portable classrooms and new teachers. The state Department of Education estimates the brigade will cost the school system $16.4 million initially, plus $3.5 million a year after its debut in Hawai'i in 2006."

And from the Star-Bulletin story: "With the creation of a Stryker Brigade at Schofield Barracks in 2006, at least 760 more students will pour into a handful of public schools in Central Oahu, including Leilehua High, already Hawaii's most-crowded school. 'We're scrambling to be able to deal with this,' Assistant Superintendent Rae Loui told a Board of Education meeting yesterday. 'We don't even meet the classroom shortage for our current schools, let alone meet an increase like this.' In a report to a Board of Education committee yesterday, she estimated the influx of students would cost the state $16.4 million in startup costs, including 40 portable classrooms, and another $3.5 million in recurring annual costs."


Posted: Thu - September 16, 2004 at 11:03 AM    
   
 
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