School Reconfiguration Transition Process - Schalmont Central School District

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School Reconfiguration Transition Process

The Schalmont Board of Education adopted a resolution in February 2011 to to close both Mariaville and Woestina elementary schools, effective June 30, 2011. To that end, all kindergarten through fourth-grade students, including the approximately 166 students from Mariaville and Woestina, will begin attending Jefferson Elementary School this fall while all fifth-graders will attend the middle school.

The decision comes after months of discussions surrounding an efficiency study that outlined several potential scenarios designed to more efficiently deliver the district’s kindergarten through twelfth-grade programming in the wake of declining enrollment, rising operating costs and decreasing state aid.

To help keep the community informed of the transition process, visit this page often for updates and information.

Learn more:

Oct. 17, 2011: Fifth-graders navigate the middle school campus
Oct. 17, 2011: Students settle in to the "new" Jefferson Elementary School
Sept. 12, 2011: Schalmont students return to a newly configured school district
Sept. 7, 2011: Team-building activities help ease the transition for faculty and staff
April 26, 2011: MS, elementary schools navigate time of transition
March 29, 2011: District officials agree to rent Woestina Elementary School to BOCES
March 2, 2011: Committee forms to ease transition for fifth-graders
Feb. 15, 2011: Board unanimously adopts resolution to close schools, relocate fifth-graders

Efficiency Study
Resolution (PDF)
Fifth-Grade Transition Committee
Questions & Answers

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