● Disruption: The Conant school community experiences a high degree of disruption by being relocated as an intact group into the former Merriam building. The four other K-6 school communities (Blanchard, McCarthy-Towne, Douglas, and Gates) will also be disrupted by absorbing the displaced Merriam students, which will alter their size and composition. ● Synthesis: This option concentrates high-intensity displacement on one school community (Merriam) and high-intensity disruption on another (Conant), while creating a lesser, but still notable, degree of disruption for the four receiving school communities.
School (K-6)
FY26 Enrollment (Sections)
FY27 Projected Enrollment (Sections)
Enrollment Change
Section Change
Potential Grade-Level Disruption
Blanchard
+33 students
0
469 (22)
502 (22)
Disruption involves minor internal section balancing (e.g., Grade 5 drops from 4 sections to 3; Grade 6 increases 3 to 4). Significant absorption of students requires 1 additional section (Grade 3 increases 3 to 4 sections; Grade 2 reduces 3 to 2). Experiences the largest proportional enrollment growth, requiring 2 additional sections (e.g., Grade K increases 3 to 4 sections). Requires 1 additional section (e.g., Grade 1 increases 3 to 4 sections; Grade 4 drops 2 to 3 sections). Merriam School is closed, and all students and staff are redistributed to remaining schools. Primarily disrupted by the physical move of the entire school program to the vacated facility. The community gains 2 sections and must adjust to the new building and absorbed student population.
Douglas
+70 students
+1
408 (20)
478 (21)
Gates
+92 students
+2
380 (19)
472 (21)
McT
+46 students
+1
431 (20)
477 (21)
Merriam
-395 students
-17
395 (17)
0 (0)
Conant (Relocated)
+62 students
+2
410 (19)
472 (21)
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