Central Falls Elementary School Slated for Closure
Thursday, June 09, 2011
The Central Falls School District is considering closing the Robertson Elementary School, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
“Robertson school is being considered for closing due to a decline in enrollment,” said Yaviri Grosso, a spokeswoman for the district. “Discussions are still being held at this time so this decision has not been finalized. These discussions will include teachers and parents.”
Grosso said Robertson, which currently houses fifth graders, has an enrollment of 189 students. Next year, the fifth grade enrollment is expected to drop nearly in half—to just one hundred students, according to Grosso.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSources in the school district tell GoLocalProv that the plan is to move the students at the elementary school to the Calcutt Middle School, which has sixth through eighth graders. “I don’t see how they’re going to fit all of us,” one Robertson Elementary teacher told GoLocalProv. “To my knowledge right now the middle school is pretty full. We don’t know where we’re fitting in this puzzle.”
Sources: Charter school moving in
The teacher expressed concern that fifth graders would be attending school with older students.
“I think it’s … drastic,” the teacher said. “As a parent I would not want my child to be in a middle school as a fifth grader with eighth graders.”
Currently the district is considering renting the Robertson building to the Democracy Prep charter school, sources say. Grosso said she could not confirm that. “At this point, I don’t know what’s going in its place,” she said.
The possible closure is expected to be discussed at Central Falls Board of Trustees meeting on June 14.
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