Board member Gini Pupo-Walker, who has faced a lot of pressure from many of her constituents who want fifth grade moved quicker, commended the district team for putting together an accelerated timeline for some schools during Tuesday night's meeting. It is multifaceted. It requires facility changes, enrollment and zoning changes, transportation changes.
It is a huge undertaking. Jeff Sheehan, the father of a fourth-grader, is concerned his child's current school, Eakin Elementary, might not be as ready to provide the great fifth-grade experience they had expected at West End Middle with only half a year to plan. His older child is already a student at West End and Sheehan said his family was excited for both students to be on the same campus next school year.
Sheehan questioned why affected parents didn't have a chance to weigh in, and why different groups of parents seemed to know different information at separate times.
Mismanagement at Bellevue Middle: Council member asks for inquiry into 'mismanagement' of Bellevue Middle School; district says it investigated. District leaders said letters were expected to go home to families last week regarding the fifth-grade transition and school officials will reach out to families in January.
District officials were careful to note families should have information in time for school choice applications that open on Jan. Many families begin exploring choice options going into middle school and now some worry how they are behind on that process for their upcoming fifth-graders.
Sheehan's family plans to look more carefully at options other than their expected middle school and might look for a middle school that will still offer fifth grade next school year. Magnet middle schools are expected to continue to offer fifth grade until at least the school year, or until all elementary schools have fifth-graders back in their building.
Metro Nashville Public Schools selected 11 additional elementary schools to add fifth grade for the school year. They are:. In total 33 elementary schools, including those in the Hunters Lane, McGavock and Stratford clusters will be adding fifth grade for the upcoming school year.
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