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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1
Just something that I've been pondering. We went to Founder's Day at The Villages Charter High School last night. Everything at the schools' are top notch and operate efficiently thanks to the employees and the parents and the forethought of our community's developer. I can't say enough good things about the charter school system here.
The event last night was packed. My husband and I both noticed the number of fathers attending with their families who were employed in the construction field in some way, shape or form. T-shirts or shoes or just by the conversations, it was obvious that they work in the construction end of TV and that is why their child(ren) attend this marvelous school system.
If they are no longer employed by TV, their children cannot attend the schools. We just had some major additions to our charter schools. Major. These changes can be seen in this small example from the schools' website: 2011-2012
VCS sets record opening day enrollment of 2,245 students in K-12 to start the 2011-2012 school year........
Now, if there isn't going to be anymore growth or construction within TV, why would the developer and the people in the know make these expansions to the school knowing the potential loss of enrollment if these people lose their jobs?
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That's a good point to ponder. I would guess that the majority of students' parents are not construction workers. They sometimes are more transient and temporary in the workforce.
I think one of the biggest concerns in building TV and expanding it is healthcare staffing, and the schools were built to attract younger doctors, nurses, dentists, and all other types of workers, who would have school-aged children. They would not think of coming to live and work in a place where their children are not allowed to live (under age 19 not permitted to live in TV). Living in the community where they work is an important component of healthcare. People do not (or should not) want "hired guns" who have no interest in the community and its offerings to all age levels and demographic groups.
With the TV Health system rapidly growing and expanding here (with the developer's sound fiscal management and
caring subsidy of dr. salaries) the need for more drs., nurses, technicians, etc. will grow too.