Elementary Building Use Task Force Public Forum Monday, September 30 7:00 PM Loker School.
The Elementary Building Use Task Force has scheduled a public forum in order to update Wayland's citizens on its work and to solicit feedback on its current thinking.
For over a year now, this group of parent, faculty, and community volunteers have been working diligently in an effort to identify options for the future use and grade configuration of our elementary buildings. The Task Force gathered a great deal of information, called for community input, conducted a public forum, and identified three options for further consideration. They were as follows:
K - 5 Elementary: In this scenario, all three elementary buildings would house students in Kindergarten through Grade 5.
Lower Elementary: In this scenario, Loker would house all Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Happy Hollow and Claypit Hill would house students in Grades 2 through 5.
Upper Elementary: In this scenario, either Loker or Happy Hollow would house all Grade 4 and Grade 5 students. The remaining two schools would house students in Kindergarten through Grade 3.
The Task Force has now completed additional research by reviewing research studies, conducting visits to school systems that use these models, and identifying the relative pros and cons of each proposal. It considered each option's impact on the whole child, academic performance, class size, staffing, future flexibility, equity, transportation, redistricting, and cost.
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Before making any final recommendations, the Task Force is asking the public to join its members at this Public Forum to become informed of its progress, to ask questions, and to offer reactions. It would like to present the advantages and trade offs as they now understand them. Only after its members hear from the public will the Task Force make a recommendation regarding which option it feels will best serve Wayland's students. That will take place in the coming weeks.
The configuration of our elementary schools has broad impact on our entire community. Therefore, we hope that many Wayland residents join in on this discussion, whether or not they have school-age children. We look forward to seeing you next Monday, September 30, 7 PM at the Loker School.
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-- Paul Stein, Superintendent of Schools
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