How will the transfer of ninth-graders to the high schools affect the junior highs? Specifically, will there be changes in attendance areas and will any junior high campuses close?
The district is closely examining these issues. District personnel have been meeting with the junior high principals for more than a year and a half, and are looking for opportunities to provide the best possible transition to secondary – including examining many middle school strategies (teaming/more effective use of time). In addition, some of our campus and central administrators have been receiving information and strategies through state and national conferences, and the district continues to plan for the transition. At this time, the district does not intend to change any attendance areas, and no closure decisions have been made. It will ultimately be a board decision and may depend on whether RISD receives funding relief from the legislature.
Related Questions
- Are high schools required to enter attendance once-Division time, every period based on the school’s restructured day (block – 4 per day), or for every period (breaking clock into 7-8 periods)?
- How will the transfer of ninth-graders to the high schools affect the junior highs? Specifically, will there be changes in attendance areas and will any junior high campuses close?
- When freshmen are moved to the high schools, will sixth-graders be moved to the junior highs to make room for all-day kindergarten in the elementary schools?
