Board Approves New Calendar for Four Schools
March 4, 2010 - The calendar for three schools will change for the 2010-11 school year and the new Mills Park Middle School will open for 2010-11 on the traditional calendar after the Board of Education voted for the changes at its March 2 meeting.The board acted on a motion from member Deborah Prickett to change Leesville Road Middle, Leesville Road Elementary and Mills Park Elementary to the traditional calendar and to open the new Mills Park Middle on the traditional calendar.
The board action followed a series of five community engagement meetings to hear from parents and community members, as well as surveys of families and staff. The board initiated the action December 1, 2009 when it passed a “Resolution To Ensure Parental Choice Regarding Year-Round Schools.”
The action by the board puts the three Leesville schools – Leesville Road High, Leesville Road Middle and Leesville Road Elementary - located together on the same campus back on the same calendar. Similarly, both Mills Park schools – Mills Park Middle and Mills Park Elementary - will be on the same campus and on the same calendar.
Leesville Road Elementary opened on the traditional calendar in 1992-93 and was converted to the multi-track, year-round calendar for the 2007-08 school year. Leesville Road Middle opened as a traditional calendar school in 1991-92 and was converted to the multi-track, year-round calendar for the 2009-10 school year. Mills Park Elementary opened as a multi-track, year-round school in 2008-09.
The school board approved the calendar application options for the four schools. The multi-track, year-round calendar option for Leesville Road Elementary will be Sycamore Creek Elementary. For Leesville Road Middle, the multi track year, round option will be Durant Road Middle. For Mills Park Elementary, the multi-track, year round option will be Alston Ridge Elementary and Highcroft Elementary. For Mills Park Middle, the multi track, year round option will be East Cary Middle and Salem Middle.
WCPSS Growth and Planning staff is evaluating the changes that may be necessary to the application schedule to accommodate families at the schools, and these changes will be announced early next week.
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