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Board discusses removing Robert Anderson from Southwood Academy cluster choice
Summary
The Anderson School District 5 board discussed a policy revision that would remove Robert Anderson Middle School students from eligibility to apply to Southwood Academy of the Arts via the district's cluster-choice process; the item was discussed and scheduled for further consideration at the next meeting.
The Anderson School District 5 Board of Trustees debated a proposed revision to the district's school-choice policy that would remove Robert Anderson Middle School from eligibility for cluster-choice admission to Southwood Academy of the Arts.
Board members and district staff described the current process: rising sixth-graders must audition for Southwood, audition wait lists carry into seventh and eighth grades, and cluster-choice placement is used only after audition wait lists are exhausted. The policy language presented to the board would withdraw Robert Anderson from the…
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