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Averill Park Central School District

Averill Park Central School District. Feasibility of Closing Sand Lake and George Washington Schools March 30, 2010. Tonight is a culmination…. 12-9-08 stakeholders hear about consolidation…more study needed (Seversky study enlisted in addition to CDRPC)

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Averill Park Central School District

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  1. Averill Park Central School District Feasibility of Closing Sand Lake and George Washington Schools March 30, 2010

  2. Tonight is a culmination… • 12-9-08 stakeholders hear about consolidation…more study needed (Seversky study enlisted in addition to CDRPC) • 12-8-09 LRP hears enrollment info from S. Lawrence • 12 public meetings including tonight since that meeting • Prior to 2010 enrollment reports were completed in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 • Elementary Enrollment has declined since high in ’97 of 1621 to low of 1354 for 2010. A reduction of 267 students. • District has closed schools and reopened them in the past

  3. Elementary Consolidation Assumptions Enrollment based on 3-15-10 Includes completed K registration Creates 3 K-5 schools of similar size Maintains separate instructional space for Art, Music, PE, Library Separate spaces - Speech, SW, Psych, OT/PT, Reading Maintains 4 self-contained Sped. classes Maintains cafeteria space at all schools Maintains BOE class size guidelines

  4. Proposed Elementary Changes Currently have 69 sections and 73 elementary teachers across 5 buildings Reduce to 64 sections and 67 teachers (decline in enrollment) Reserve 4 rooms for self-contained Sped. Classes 76 full size classrooms available for “homerooms” in 3 schools

  5. Transitions • Move all GW students to PES • Move all SL students to MH • Move North Greenbush tuition students from MH to WSL • Move district offices to APHS

  6. Poestenkill PES has 22 rooms available Currently PES has 16 HR’s; GW has 6 HR’s Consolidation and enrollment reduction allows for a total of 20 HR’s PES retains 2 self-contained Sped. classes Maintains class size guidelines

  7. Miller Hill • MH has 27 rooms available • Currently MH has 16 HR’s; SL has 8 HR’s • Consolidation and enrollment reduction allows for a total of 21 HR’s • Maintains 2 self-contained Sped. classes • Leaves 2-3 full size rooms open • Maintains class size guidelines

  8. West Sand Lake • WSL has 27 rooms available • Currently WSL has 23 HR’s • 23 sections would be maintained for 2010-11 • All Little Red students move from MH to WSL • 2-3 full size rooms remain open • Maintains class size guidelines

  9. Transportation • MH transportation remains the same • PES transportation remains the same • Currently GW area students board beginning at 7:15 AM with drop off at 7:45 for a maximum of 30 minutes • 2010-11 GW area students will board beginning at 8:20 with drop off at 9AM for a maximum of 40 minutes

  10. WHY? • Enrollment is declining so we have an opportunity to be more efficient • Saves program district-wide and saves money • Balances our elementary program • Retains schools for future use should enrollment increase It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Darwin

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