By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
Changes are coming to some Hamilton Southeastern Schools following approval of building reconfiguration by the School Board at its April 28 regular meeting. The Freshman Center located across Olio Road from the High School will again become a Junior High for grades 7 and 8 in the 2015/16 school year after freshmen are moved back into a space that has been redesigned for them at the high school. Additionally, the junior high on Cyntheanne Road will be expanded to include grades 5 through 8 in the 2015/16 school year.
These changes are just the beginning as the school district next year starts the planning phase of redistricting for grades kindergarten through 8 with implementation scheduled for 2015/16. The changes are necessary to keep up with enrollment which continues to increase in the eastern part of the district but decline in the western. That has left elementary school classroom size out of balance across the district.
In other board action, new precinct maps were approved for the November election. These were necessitated by population changes.
And the 2015/16 school year calendar was approved as well. You can check out the calendar at the HSE website or http://www.hse.k12.in.us/resources/pdf/ADM/calendars/districtCalendar1516.pdf.
