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Aldrich Better??

Mr, Bushell says this but offers no data to support his claim.

So allow me to do the research to "fact check" Mr. Bushell since The Warwick Beacon did not.

Education - Necap results 2012

% Proficient in Reading Aldrich 77% Gorton 75% (slight edge to Aldrich)

% Proficient in Math Aldrich 55% Gorton 62% (edge to Gorton)

% Proficient in Writing Aldrich 64% Gorton 67% (slight edge to Gorton)

So based on effectiveness it wold seem that Gorton is better...

But maybe it's the facilities, maybe Aldrich is bigger and has more space? Again, no speculation, lets look at the data.

Classrooms Aldrich 48 Gorton 50

Library Area (sq/ft) Aldrich 1940 Gorton 3090

Cafeteria Area (sq/ft) Aldrich 3757 Gorton 6597

Cafeteria occupancy Aldrich 250 Gorton 440

Gymnasium Area (sq/ft) Aldrich 4940 Gorton 6547

Auditorium seats Aldrich 422 Gorton 650

Hmmm, that information doesnt make Aldrich better either???

Maybe, it's busing.

It must cost more to bus Gorton kids to a new school than it cost to bus Aldrich kids to a new school

Nope, it would require one more bus at a cost of $80,000 to close Gorton according to data presented at a consolidation meeting

Yet Aldrich it better?

I know, boiler systems are expensive, Aldrich must have a brand new boiler...

Nope, Gorton's boiler is younger...

And Gorton has a nearly empty building next door (Greene) that could be use to house a computer lab should Gorton need to lose it's computer lab... Thus making Gorton expandable if need be.

So why is Aldrich better?

The only answer can be the Warwick School Administration does not want to close a junior high, they want to close Gorton period.

This whole thing about needing to close a junior high appears, on the surface to be a ruse to do what they wanted to do all along and that is to close Gorton. There is no other explanation. Why Gorton, I don,t know. But whatever the reason is, there appears to be little factual data to back this decision up.

I challenge The Beacon to wake up their cracker jack investigative team and fact check this decision as I have.

I challenge The Warwick School Committee to do their due diligence as well and find the real reason Gorton needed to be shut down.

From: ‘Aldrich better,’ Bushell says of motion to close Gorton

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