The other staffing problems mean much more money. After 3 years we either lose 12 million a year or spend the 36 million to build the schools and return to traditional. They will tell you they go up. They go up at first, then level off, then go back down to where they came from. In the end, neither of the school systems I worked for went to YRS learning that they had more to lose than to gain.
Many schools jump on educational band wagons to jump off a few years later.
Insist that your school board start parent support programs in your area to help with off track time. Your boys and girls clubs can get involved with this. Make them spell out the help sessions between tracks to help students get caught up. They should occur every off track time. With no summer school they have no opportunity to help the students who fail one class.