You would create bad blood between City Council and the School Board.

The commissioners are responsible for public-school buildings, and they are a part of approving those plans. As long as they are aware that if they approve that, it's going to mean more students, and when we go to ask for more money it's not a surprise.

Your year in school doesn't determine the contribution you'll make. The underclassmen are talented and they're very experienced from playing travel ball in the summer. They bring a lot of skill and energy to our team.

We are already implementing strategies to affect school averages for next year.

As a school board we felt it's an unfair expense to families. The lawsuit has a certain logic to it -- if you have free public education, you can't put these things on top of it. It defeats the purpose.

I don't think Carver High School will be closed next year. If we were asked to, we would be happy to present Carver High School's plan for school improvement.