1/24/14 - There will be no change to the grade structure of the remaining elementary schools in Pinckney when Lakeland Elementary closes. Superintendent Rick Todd discussed the decision at the school boardâs regular meeting last night. The board voted to close Lakeland in November, making it the third building in the district to be shut down in recent years. Hamburg Elementary and Pinckney Elementary were also closed and put up for sale to cope with the districtâs dwindling revenue and shrinking student body. With that decision the district considered shifting the two remaining elementary schools in the district, making one a preschool-through-first-grade building and devoting the other one to grades two and three. Todd says this would save on some faculty costs, but he has received feedback from staff and parents who were all against this option. Ultimately, it was decided to keep have both buildings teach kindergarten through third grade. Todd says there were several logistical problems keeping them from changing the current setup, including transportation concerns in the large district, difficulty in transitioning students during the closing, and a desire to maintain the trust and goodwill of the community. Pinckney Elementary remains for sale, while an offer has already been accepted by the district for the sale of Hamburg Elementary. (TD)
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