Proposed School Closing Plans Announced
Final Vote Comes Friday
POSTED: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
UPDATED: 7:16 pm EDT March 21,
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DETROIT -- The Detroit School Board Consolidation Committee announced proposed school closing plans for Detroit public schools on Wednesday.According to the new list of proposed closures, a recommended list, 35 schools are slated for closure, 29 of which will close at the end of this school year.Other schools were placed on a probationary period until the Fall of 2008. During that year, those institutions must boost enrollment and make improvements to curriculum in order to stay open, the committee said.The plan is expected to save the district more than $20 million and was unveiled at Spain Elementary School.A final vote is expected by Friday.The following is the recommended list as of March 21:Elementary Schools -- Atkinson Berry Brady Clinton Courville Dossin - Fall 2008 (c) Fairbanks Genesis Greenfield Park Guyton - Fall 2008 (c) Hanneman Healy International Kosciusko MAAT Imhotep Mason McGregor Monnier Northwest ELC - Fall 2008 (c) Von SteubenK-8 Schools -- Angelou, Maya Cadillac Cooper Curtis - Fall 2008 (c) Detroit Open - Fall 2008 (c) Grant SherrardMiddle Schools -- Hancock Center Joy Miller PhoenixHigh Schools -- Communication/Media Arts - Fall 2008 (c) Mackenzie Millennium RedfordNote: (c) School originally recommended for closure, will remain open on the condition that it meets specific academic achievement, student enrollment or retention targets within one year. If the school does not meet these targets, the school will automatically close in June 2008.Detroit Public Schools 2007-2008 Realignment Plan Recommendations
Program Relocation and Building Closures (Total = 8; Fall 2007 = 8; Fall 2008 = 0)
Barsamian - Program relocates to Detroit City building with Hancock students as K-12 Center Bates Academy - Program relocates to Beaubien building Crosman Alternative - Program relocates to Hutchins building as 7-12 program Detroit International Academy - Program relocates to Northern HS building as 7-12 program Douglass Academy - Program relocates to Murray-Wright HS building as 7-12 program Sampson - Program relocates to Webber building Stewart - Program relocates to MacCulloch building as New K-8 learning opportunity Twain, Mark - Program relocates to Boynton buildingProgram Closure Or Relocation and Building Remains Open (Total = 17; Closures = 15; Relocations = 2)
Beaubien - Program closure (Bates program moves into building) Boynton - Program closure (Mark Twain program moves into building) Detroit City Alternative- Program relocation (program moves into Longfellow building) Greenfield Union - Program closure/reconstitution (New PK-8 learning opportunity within building) Hutchins - Program relocation (Crosman program moves into building) Jordan -Program closure (New I(-8 !earning opportunity within building) Lessenger - Program closure (Dixon Intermediate Magnet School moves into building) Longfellow - Program closure (Detroit City Alternative moves into building) MacCulloch - Program closure (New K-8 learning opportunity within building) McMichael - Program closure (Hutchins program moves into building as New K-8) McNair - Program closure/reconstitution (New 6-8 learning opportunity within building) Munger - Program closure (New K-6 learning opportunity within building) Murray-Wright - Program closure (Douglass Academy 7-12 program moves into building) Nolan - Program closure/reconstitution (New K-8 learning opportunity within building) Northern - Program closure (Detroit International Acad. 7-12 program moves into building) Ruddiman - Program closure (Building re-opens as Cody 9" Grade Academy) Webber - Program closure (Sampson program moves into building)Building Remains Open - New Program Or Grade Adjustment (Total = 13)
Chadsey - Program reconfigures from 9-12 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Cleveland - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Cody 9th Grade Academy - New learning opportunity within former Ruddiman building Dixon - Program reconfigures from K-8 into Primary and Intermediate programs in two buildings Drew - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into New K-8 learning opportunity Emerson - Program reconfigures from PK-8 into PK-5 Farwell - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into 5-8 Higgins - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6 Hutchinson - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6 Parker - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-8 Southwestern- Program-reconfigures from 9-12 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Van Zile - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-4 White ES - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6School Buildings Removed From Premilinary Closure List (Total = 16)
1. Barbour - Remains open
2. Birney - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
3. Butzel - Remains open
4. Chadsey - Remains open as a reconfigured 7-12 program
5. Cleveland - Remains open as a New 7-12 learning opportunity
6. Detroit City High - Building re-opens as the Barsamian Preparatory K-12 Center
7. Fisher Magnet @ Burbank - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
8. Higgins - Remains open as a reconfigured PK-6
9. Holmes, O.W. - Remains open
10. Hutchinson - Remains open as a reconfigured PK-6 program
11. Longfellow - Building re-opens as Detroit City High
12. MacDowell - Remains open
13. Macomb - Remains open
14. McNair - Building re-opens as a New 6-8 learning opportunity
15. Thirkell - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
16. Trix - Remains open
Program Relocation and Building Closures (Total = 8; Fall 2007 = 8; Fall 2008 = 0)
Barsamian - Program relocates to Detroit City building with Hancock students as K-12 Center Bates Academy - Program relocates to Beaubien building Crosman Alternative - Program relocates to Hutchins building as 7-12 program Detroit International Academy - Program relocates to Northern HS building as 7-12 program Douglass Academy - Program relocates to Murray-Wright HS building as 7-12 program Sampson - Program relocates to Webber building Stewart - Program relocates to MacCulloch building as New K-8 learning opportunity Twain, Mark - Program relocates to Boynton buildingProgram Closure Or Relocation and Building Remains Open (Total = 17; Closures = 15; Relocations = 2)
Beaubien - Program closure (Bates program moves into building) Boynton - Program closure (Mark Twain program moves into building) Detroit City Alternative- Program relocation (program moves into Longfellow building) Greenfield Union - Program closure/reconstitution (New PK-8 learning opportunity within building) Hutchins - Program relocation (Crosman program moves into building) Jordan -Program closure (New I(-8 !earning opportunity within building) Lessenger - Program closure (Dixon Intermediate Magnet School moves into building) Longfellow - Program closure (Detroit City Alternative moves into building) MacCulloch - Program closure (New K-8 learning opportunity within building) McMichael - Program closure (Hutchins program moves into building as New K-8) McNair - Program closure/reconstitution (New 6-8 learning opportunity within building) Munger - Program closure (New K-6 learning opportunity within building) Murray-Wright - Program closure (Douglass Academy 7-12 program moves into building) Nolan - Program closure/reconstitution (New K-8 learning opportunity within building) Northern - Program closure (Detroit International Acad. 7-12 program moves into building) Ruddiman - Program closure (Building re-opens as Cody 9" Grade Academy) Webber - Program closure (Sampson program moves into building)Building Remains Open - New Program Or Grade Adjustment (Total = 13)
Chadsey - Program reconfigures from 9-12 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Cleveland - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Cody 9th Grade Academy - New learning opportunity within former Ruddiman building Dixon - Program reconfigures from K-8 into Primary and Intermediate programs in two buildings Drew - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into New K-8 learning opportunity Emerson - Program reconfigures from PK-8 into PK-5 Farwell - Program reconfigures from 6-8 into 5-8 Higgins - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6 Hutchinson - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6 Parker - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-8 Southwestern- Program-reconfigures from 9-12 into New 7-12 learning opportunity Van Zile - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-4 White ES - Program reconfigures from PK-5 into PK-6School Buildings Removed From Premilinary Closure List (Total = 16)
1. Barbour - Remains open
2. Birney - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
3. Butzel - Remains open
4. Chadsey - Remains open as a reconfigured 7-12 program
5. Cleveland - Remains open as a New 7-12 learning opportunity
6. Detroit City High - Building re-opens as the Barsamian Preparatory K-12 Center
7. Fisher Magnet @ Burbank - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
8. Higgins - Remains open as a reconfigured PK-6
9. Holmes, O.W. - Remains open
10. Hutchinson - Remains open as a reconfigured PK-6 program
11. Longfellow - Building re-opens as Detroit City High
12. MacDowell - Remains open
13. Macomb - Remains open
14. McNair - Building re-opens as a New 6-8 learning opportunity
15. Thirkell - Remains open with an expanded attendance boundary
16. Trix - Remains open
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