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Battle Creek district proposes moving WK Prep into Battle Creek Central amid budget shortfall; community raises concerns
Summary
Superintendent and staff recommended consolidating the WK Prep alternative high school program into Battle Creek Central Career Academies as a cost‑saving and program‑redesign measure; staff and community commenters urged protections for program features and student supports.
Battle Creek Public Schools staff on May 12 recommended restructuring the WK Prep alternative high school program by colocating its arena‑style, small‑learning community inside Battle Creek Central Career Academies as part of a broader effort to close a multiyear budget gap.
Doctor Hervey (district staff presenting the recommendation) told the board the move is intended to “optimize our resources in face of enrollment” pressures and to preserve personalized learning, credit recovery and wraparound supports while reducing operating costs. The recommendation would consolidate WK Prep’s program into a dedicated space within the Central High School campus; staff said the plan aims to keep the smaller learning community model, flexible scheduling and individualized…
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