{"id":1297,"date":"2011-11-08T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/is-consolidation-inevitable-david-mullis-lcboe-4-oct-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-11-08T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T19:58:09","slug":"is-consolidation-inevitable-david-mullis-lcboe-4-oct-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/is-consolidation-inevitable-david-mullis-lcboe-4-oct-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Is consolidation inevitable? &mdash;David Mullis @ LCBOE 4 Oct 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zGuiClah2qw&#038;list=PL251373485138A2AA&#038;index=21&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zGuiClah2qw\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nDavid Mullis, author of the most basic and comprehensive resource\non school consolidation, the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/11\/all-about-school-consolidation.html\">\nGrassroots Handbook Against School Consolidation<\/a>,\nnoted that the Chamber and CUEE had tried to paint Valdosta School Supt. Dr. Cason\nand Lowndes School Supt. Dr. Smith as saying school consolidation was\ninevitable.\n<p>\nDr. Smith replied:\n<blockquote>\nI use the word &#8220;may&#8221;. It may occur.\nI&#8217;m not like CUEE; I don&#8217;t have a crystal ball to predict the future.\n<\/blockquote>\nDavid Mullis asked for further clarification based on the data we have today.\n<p>\nSupt. Smith&#8217;s answer:\n<blockquote>\nNow is the worst possible time to even consider consolidation\nor any other education innovation that&#8217;s going to cost more money\nthat has possibly little or no return.\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zGuiClah2qw&#038;list=PL251373485138A2AA&#038;index=21&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zGuiClah2qw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nIs consolidation inevitable? &mdash;David Mullis @ LCBOE 4 Oct 2011\n<br>\nWhy we oppose consolidation,\n<br>\nCommunity Forum, Lowndes County Board of Education (LCBOE),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 October 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Mullis, author of the most basic and comprehensive resource on school consolidation, the Grassroots Handbook Against School Consolidation, noted that the Chamber and CUEE had tried to paint Valdosta School Supt. 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