Student Relocation and Timelines

We have been working diligently to plan for the 2011-12 school year in terms of the likelihood of relocating of middle school students to another site during the upcoming middle school renovation.  Even though the 2011-12 school year is more than ten months away, building and district administrators have already devised numerous preliminary plans relating to schedules, student activities, and safety considerations.

As most folks are aware, the District previously leased Anthony Wayne Elementary School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania during the elementary school renovations.  We are in the process of analyzing this same space to be used for grades 7 and 8 for 2011-12.  Grade 6 would remain in the elementary school with a distinct possibility of housing the entire grade 6 at one elementary site.  This arrangement would call for incoming kindergarten students to be housed at the opposite elementary building.  Note: This is the same kindergarten arrangement that took place during the elementary school renovations.

There are many considerations and details to finalize such as:

• Safety and Security                       
• Transportation                               
• Staffing                                          
• Union Contractual Obligations       
• Travel Time for Students              
• Curriculum Delivery 
• Student Arrival and Departure Times
• Class Level Organizational Patterns
• After School Activities & Sports
• Building Use by Community Partners
• Travel Between Buildings for Staff
• Holiday Concerts & Traditions

Details will be shared as soon as they become finalized.  Our goal is to share as many final details as possible prior to Thanksgiving ~ approximately nine months prior to the commencement of the 2011-12 school year.