Re-organization Option 5 – Reconfiguration through Grade-Level Bands
Sustainability Scale
Option 5: Shift from 4 to 3 elementary buildings, shift from 6 schools to 5 or 3 schools, organized by grade-level bands.
Features
Benefits
Drawbacks
Cost Implications
• Consolidates 4 physical buildings down into 3 and reduces 6 schools to 5 schools by closing Conant.
• Allows for targeted instructional models, specialized staff, and resources tailored to narrower grade bands. • Allows for enhanced collaboration and grade level planning to serve students. • More efficient use of resources ; All students get to experience new facilities. • Same progression for students (everyone attends the same K-3, 4- 6, etc.) reducing inequities in programming or facilities. • Aligns buildings with developmental stages , reducing duplication of resources across schools.
• Increased transitions can disrupt continuity and relationships and be challenging for students. • Families may resist losing the traditional K-6 model and school identities. • Busing and commute times may increase (though transportation costs are reimbursed by the state). • Modifications may be required to balance enrollment across grade bands (i.e., reconfigured space, modular classrooms). • Staff may need retraining, reassignment, or additional professional learning to adapt to grade-banded structures.
• Short-term : Avoids $17.5M renovation; investment in
curriculum resources aligned to grade-band model & PL for staff.
• Moves from K–6 schools to grade- banded schools:
• Long-term : Fewer buildings results in reduced operating costs and administrative overhead ($400K -$500K). • Allows for stronger sharing of staff and potential consolidation of admin/support positions ($700K –$800K) .
V1 Full Grade-Band Model: • Blanchard becomes early childhood center: PreK – K • Douglas/Gates: Grades 1 – 3 • McT/Merriam: Grades 4 – 6 V2 Hybrid Model: • Blanchard remains K –6 • McT: K –3; Merriam: 4 – 6 • Douglas: K – 3; Gates: 4 –6
• Can lead to long-term financial sustainability due to stronger sharing of resources.
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