Why do you think that San Ramon and Pleasanton have more clubs, classes etc?

the FACT: Larger schools have larger budgets due to the average per pupil stipend.

FaCT: Dublin High currently has 1500 students. The average high school in CA has approximately 2400 students. There is significant room for Dublin High to grow.

FACT: A charter school by law MUST enroll all students randomly– even special education students. To say that it will be strictly college prep is inaccurate.

Fact: Splitting off a significant amount of the public resources from the whole district will result in FEWER CHOICES and options from the students at both Dublin High and a new charter school. The money would necessiate the duplication of resources, buildings, staff and materials.

I have 2 students at Dublin High right now, and I for one want the vast majority of ALL OF OUR DUBLIN STUDENTS to have more choices five years from now than they have now. Ask Mayor Tim Sbranti about how many AP classes we had 10 years ago, five years ago and today. With continued growth, there will be even more options.

The whole community of Dublin passed Measure C- for new school buildings and a new plan. DHS is a pillar of new LEED buildings, backed with outstanding administration.

The snobbery of folks who idolize Pleasanton because of a few percentage points on test scores are missing the point– Dublin was and is a diverse community that brings the best of sustainable performance in the community and the schools. All the GROWth in the right direction.

Having 3 kids that are a product of the Dublin schools, I am PROUD of the Superintendent, the Board, Civic and Community Leaders who have made Dublin the community it is today.

SO QUIT GRIPING ABOUT HOW DUBLIN ISN’T IN THE TOP % IN EVERY CATEGORY– AND START ASKING WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER!!!!!!

If you don’t want to commute, want to spend someone else’s money ( the public and whole community of Dublin) to pay so that your child can have a “college prep” education at a charter school, you are setting up the whole district to subsidize a few.

Last I heard there is a BUDGET CRISIS in the state and the country… those of you who don’t want your kids to mingle with others CAN CHOOSE TO SELECT A PRIVATE SCHOOL.

The top 1% of the country owns the top 25% of wealth in the USA. Having more gated communities, subsidized by the public, will only exacerbate this problem.

1. DHS is way not comparable to our neighbors’ high schools. My kid is attending a very good academic summer school. She made a lot of friends from other high schools (San Ramon, Pleasanton, etc). The differences she noticed are the classes the schools provide, clubs, activities, teachers, labs, avarage SAT scores, colleges they attend, etc. Check the percentage of kids go to the well reputation colleges.

2. It is too far away from east Dublin kids to go to the DHS. One bus schedule, catch it or miss it for the day. The bus drivers missed several times already and the kids had to walk more than 40 minutes home. Did city do anything? No. I called city and bus and nothing happened. For those of us parents who can not stay at home to drive our kids to and from home, we are stuck. Kids cannot attend any after-school activities or even ask questions to the teachers since they have to run for the buses.

I don’t think the above issues would be solved in the near future. I welcome the new school coming to the east side. I just hope whoever is going to petitioning a new school, please talk to Dublin community and get the support. Go to Dublin ranch, knock the door, get the survey out and talk to us. There are so many people who are supporting another high school. Just talk to them.