Seattle Schools Rethinking the Mann Building Use
In the "what!?" category, the Times is reporting that the district is "reconsidering" their plans for the Horace Mann building which is to rehouse Nova High School. There are some pretty unbelievable statements like: - in one place in the article the Times says the district has not been charging rent to any of the groups using the building. Yet later on, they say that one group was paying $3,300 a month and then sub-leased the building out to another group who then - it seems - sublease to others "paying what they could afford. (They also paid for heating the building. ) I don't get how paying rent and paying utilities is that unusual for a lease. -the district is forming ("has formed") a taskforce (another one?) to study options and see if these programs align with the five-year strategic plan. - the district is "committed" to helping them continue to use Mann or find other space. Why is this the district's job? The...