Kim Venable's Theme: Pissed!

Yep, Kim Venable is pissed.  About the most innovative idea to come down from the Sumner County Board of Education in a long, long time.

Theme academies.  Bringing STEM schools and IB programs to Sumner County.

She's mad because instead of right next to her house, the STEM school is 10 miles (and about 12 minutes) from her house.  The IB school is even closer in terms of distance, though still probably a 10+ minute drive. 

And of course, this is all a proposal right now.  Many details will need to be worked out. 

Venable is correct in noting that the devil is in the details.  If Sumner County is to move to theme academies, lots of details will need to be worked out.

The most important:  Funding.  Assuming the proposal is fleshed-out based on its current form, there will be faculty training, additional faculty needed, resources to support programs, and transportation costs.  The County Commission has yet to demonstrate its willingness to support our schools adequately.  It's unclear what would motivate them to support the added cost of theme academies. 

In any case, Kim Venable's not happy.