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Parents and staff urge board to keep Fordham Early Learning Academy in place
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and community members told the Marion County School Board on Oct. 14 that moving Fordham Early Learning Academy to Reddick Collier Elementary would disrupt a successful early-education program; the board scheduled a work session on the North End utilization plan for Oct. 16.
Dozens of parents, teachers and community members urged the Marion County School Board on Oct. 14 to preserve Fordham Early Learning Academy at its current location, saying the district proposal to move Fordham’s programs to Reddick Collier Elementary would break a proven early-education program and create transportation and program-access problems for families.
Speakers at the televised meeting described Fordham as a specialized early-learning campus that serves pre-K3 through second grade, with child-accessible facilities, licensed VPK space and programs that parents said raise kindergarten readiness. “Fordham offers education for K‑3. It’s the only school in the district that does it,” said Vicki TreuLieb, identifying herself as a Fordham parent. “To even consider moving…
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