March 2, 2011—A committee has been formed to help ease the transition for fifth-grade students to the middle/high school campus next year, following the Schalmont Board of Education's decision to relocate these students as part of a school building reconfiguration process.

Parents of fifth-graders, teachers and staff were encouraged to get involved in a Fifth-Grade Transition Committee, which will be co-chaired by Schalmont Middle School Principal Michael Kondratowicz and Jefferson Elementary School Principal Joby Gifford.  

"As our district moves forward with this change, we look forward to the collaboration and planning with members of our school community to ensure the success of our students," wrote Kondratowicz and Gifford in a letter to parents of the district's current fourth-graders.

The group will meet several times throughout March to discuss logistics, activities and  transportation for next year's fifth-graders, as well as to address questions brought up during the roundtable discussions held earlier this fall and winter.

View meeting agendas and minutes, which will be posted online and distributed via backpack mail in an effort to keep the community informed of the transition process.  

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