Thankfully, RealityCheck is not a decision maker, as they seem to think having an elementary school at 103 or 106% of capacity is ok. WW and Sandy Hook rank near the top in terms of elementary school size in the entire state of Virginia! While most elementary schools enjoy safer and more manageable populations near 600 or 700 hundred we in Shenandoah County have two schools with well over 1000 students in each. I suggest you go visit those two schools and you'll see they are way overcrowded. Something needs to be done...and has needed to be done for several...
If you implement new boundaries, you will still be back at the table in two years. Operating at 96-98 percent capacity leaves no room for growth. If the southern campus is at 83 percent now, going to 96 doesn't help in the long term, while staying at over 100 percent at the other schools is not conducive to a decent learning environment. I remember a lot of discussion about building a 4th elementary school in the Maurertown/Toms Brook area. Sounds like this discussion is about to take the stage again....
Agree - A school in Toms Brook/Maurertown is needed. Growth in the area, but torn between Woodstock and Strasburg, leaves no community enviroment for our children. Neighbors are torn between two differant schools! My guess is District 5 - Dennis Morris would boo that idea in his only concern seems to be his farm and not the community....
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