By: Farmall on 8/6/09
No mention of where the students that fail to meet the requirements will go. Oh thats right the dregs get bussed way out to Buchanan. So we have to deal with the inner city problems out in the country.

By: TimeforJustice on 8/6/09
Here is an idea..The school board should just go back to their orginal plan. The original plan was to convert Central into the McFadden School of Excellence and eventually increase the roles to a K-12 school. They were going to move ALL of the McFadden students to the Central building to open up the roles for more students to attend and then convert the school on Bridge Avenue into a badly needed alternative school. In fact, the reason that Central is now going to be a 6-12 program was to appease those from the city school system that cried because they did not have a middle school to send their children. So the board changed their position to appease them. Now they just want all of the spaces. Every single kid at McFadden has earned the right to be there each and every year. They must maintain the standards or they are asked to go elsewhere. We at McFadden were promised those 50 slots per grade if we would support the school and give up what we signed up for, a K-8 program. We held our end of the bargain and now the rest of the community could care less. If we at McFadden had not supported this concept, there would be no Central Magnet School period. So lets go back to the original plan and transfer the McFadden School of Excellence to the main street location so the parents can continue the course in which they startd. Then the city schools can cry about not having enough spots to sent their children and continue the course in which they started. Problem solved. Sometimes you best be careful what you ask for.

By: titanpixydancer on 8/7/09
First and foremost, my child is not a "dreg". I have three amazing sons that excel in their studies and I have chosen NOT to attempt to enroll my future 7th grader at the new Central Magnet School. What does bother me is that they are not specifying where they are sending the children next year. If I have two older children that are going to Siegel High, why can't my child go to Siegel Middle? Our zoning has us in Siegel High but Central Middle, I do hope the school board addresses that issue as well. Secondly, as a resident that has lived her entire life in Murfreesboro I am glad we're providing options for children, I just hope that this doesn't turn into an elitist town.

By: Yester on 8/12/09
titanpixydancer, I think you made a good decision. My sons both go to Discovery School, but because of the school board, the writing is on the wall for a school divided for any magnet middle, regardless of the decision now. Plus, what are city kids supposed to do when their elementary goes to sixth grade? We will be opting for a private school, but it is sad to all that our elected board members cannot make things more clear to everyone from the get-go and that county and city do not really work together.

By: Yester on 8/12/09
TimeforJustice, if you were promised those slots I believe you should receive them. However I also believe the board members screwed over a lot of elementary school kids, who might have been better candidates for the school, when they chose to make that deal. It's not just about Discovery School kids, there are many gifted children out there at all the schools. Central middle will serve many more than just our two student bodies.