Hazelwood School Board Approves

Some Middle School Transfer Options

In an effort to alleviate overcrowding in one Hazelwood middle school, and to address the concerns of low enrollment in other middle schools, the Hazelwood School District Board at its May meeting gave a unanimous vote on “Option #6” for some student transfers. Option #6 is outlined as follows:

• Alleviate overcrowding at Northwest

Middle by redrawing the attendance lines for approximately 25 students from McNair Elementary to attend West middle school.

• All 8th grade students who would have

attended East Middle for the 2017-2018 school year; will attend East Middle at the East Middle/East High Complex.

• All 6th and 7th grade students scheduled to attend East Middle will attend either Central Middle or Southeast Middle.
• Any student in the East Middle attendance area attending Central Middle will return to East High for high school.
• The creation of an East Middle/East High complex is a pilot program and placement of students after the 2017-2018 school year is contingent on the possibility of redistricting for the 2018-2019 school year.
• The 8th grade students attending East Middle/East High will ride the same buses as the high school students as well as follow a similar bell schedule. As a pilot, the District will add bus monitors to assist during this transition.
• The plan includes repurposing the East Middle building to be used as an “Alternative Opportunities Center.” This new center would allow the school district to relocate the current, and to create additional alternative learning programs for students. The Opportunities center would also house several community resource partners to benefit the entire school district and community.

A school district spokesman said that

as the Option #6 plan is implemented, additional information will shared with the families

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