UPTOWN — Desks and chairs were being moved from Courtenay Language Art Center's Child Parent Center to its main building Friday morning as the school continues to wait for details from the district on when and how the flood-damaged building can be repaired.
But the move won't be permanent, said principal Macquline King, who has been promising parents for months that she would update them as soon as she herself knows what's in store for the future of the center.
"We're still dealing with the flood," King said. "Until the repairs can be made, we're just trying to make [the students] more comfortable."
Friday was scheduled as a school improvement day, according to the school's website, so no students were on site. Workers were seen moving various items from the center a few blocks away to the building at 4420 N. Beacon St.
In October, parents claimed they were left in the dark about the status of the center after reports that flooding had damaged the building. They would drop their children off at the center, but staff would later walk to the main building, parents said.
"They say 'We'll talk later' but why not tell me now? What's the big secret and how come they haven't told us?" Victor Ortiz said at the time. "My son just thinks he's going on a field trip."
In January, King said that the topic of repairing the Child Parent Center building's flood damage came up frequently in talks with the district, but that there was no timeline or budget information provided to her by CPS.
"We do know there’s a meeting forthcoming. As soon as that date has been made available to us I will share that with you and the school community," King said.
Last month, CPS also released a controversial report labeling the school as "underutilized." Courtenay has 531 students, about half of its ideal capacity of 1,050, the report said.
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