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Superintendent proposes merging Lincoln Bassett and Wexler Grant to address low enrollment and program isolation
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Negron presented a proposal to merge Lincoln Bassett and Wexler Grant into a single K-8 program to address declining enrollment, improve teacher collaboration and retain specialty classrooms; a test fit by Perkins Eastman found Lincoln Bassett could accommodate the combined student body.
Superintendent Dr. Negron told the board March 19 that the district will pursue a merger of Lincoln Bassett and Wexler Grant schools to address sustained enrollment declines and to improve instructional collaboration.
"This merger allows for greater teacher collaboration," Dr. Negron said, explaining that isolated grade-level teachers at each school would gain partner teachers…
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