Hi South High Supporters,
Three important events this week pertaining to the South High Athletic Field: 1. Special Site Council Meeting Superintendent Ed Graff is attending a special South High Site Council meeting this Thursday, Jan 5th, 4 pm. in the SHS conference room across from the office. This is an open meeting and all are welcome. http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/graff_to_visit_site_council_thursday.html 2. MPS Presentation of its Lake St Building Plans There is also a presentation by MPS of their plans for the ABE/T+ building on the site next to the South High athletic field at the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization, Thursday, Jan 5th 6 pm, 3451 Cedar Av S. http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/mps_to_present_plans_to_cno_thursday_night.html 3, Occupy Barnard Field Rally Parents United for South High and the Site Council are hosting the entire South High community at “Occupy Barnard Field” to rally in support of campus improvements, Friday, Jan 6th, 3:30-4 pm at Barnard Field. http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/parent_event_at_barnard_field.html Superintendent Ed Graff will be at the Site Council meeting. At the October 26th meeting at South, he told us the Lake St. building plans were a “done deal”, but on December 19th, he replied to a Site Council meeting request by saying "No final decisions related to significant projects at or near South High will be made until after the January meeting.” Our goal for this meeting is two-fold in (1) to once again show the history of South’s plans to improve and expand it’s campus, it’s fields, it’s practice space and (2) to ask the District for a viable plan that addresses the needs of South before the Lake St. building is finalized. History included: 1. 1995 architectural plans showing a north/south field to Lake St and vacating 31st St. (These are the plans that built the third floor in 1997.) 2. 2000 City of Minneapolis Master Plan of Hiawatha and Lake showing an enlarged South High athletic facility and vacating of 31st St. 3. 2003 MPS plans to vacate 31st St and then attempting to get Mpls to turn 31st into a plaza street. 4. South High Foundation’s plans to increase the field size and parking. 5. 2016 Corcoran Neighborhood Organization’s plans to increase the athletic facilities and build an entirely new South High Campus to Lake Street. We have been told about plans for the fields that MPS says would work in the existing footprint, but each time I do the measurements, their plans don’t physically fit in the current space! This just tells me that no one has done their homework with an actual plan. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or if there is anything you would like to pass along if you are not able to be there. Thank you for caring and hoping and let us hope Mr. Graff listens to what has been said in our past and what the student’s of South need for the future. Scott Schluter South High parent [email protected] [email protected] More history at: http://mpsneedsaplan.weebly.com/
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