Where have all the children gone? Two schools to close in Kitsap County
March 11th, 2007 by Mark Flanders
In an attempt to reduce costs and maximize available space, Central Kitsap School District voted unanimously, in February, to close the district’s two oldest elementary schools and relocate the students of those schools. Tracyton Elementary and Seabeck Elementary will close permanently at the end to the 2007 school year.
The decision to close the schools is based on many facts. The two most significant are:
- there are 1800 empty seats in elementary schools district-wide and approximately 800 students in the two schools
- the closures will save the district approximately $1.4 million dollars
The district now must re-align school boundaries to accomodate the changes and co-ordinate the relocation and transportation of the displaced students. Teachers will also be affected. Some teachers will move to new classrooms, others will have changes in class size. The domino effect of the closures will be felt for some time.
Reactions to the decision are of course, varied. While everyone seems to understand the need for the changes, the day-to-day organizational and emotional impact is being felt. Some students are upset, others are casual about changes, and still others are excited to be moving to schools where they have friends.
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