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West Seneca board agrees to summer study of additional redistricting and reconfiguration options before final recommendation
Summary
Board focused discussion on enrollment, equity and facility use; administration will study two additional options (fifth-grade relocation to East Middle and preK–2/3–5 reconfiguration), analyze transportation and return in the fall with four options and a public-comment plan.
The West Seneca Central School District Board of Education spent a sizable portion of its June 17 meeting discussing recommended and possible options from the district’s redistricting committee and asked the administration to conduct additional study this summer before making a final recommendation.
Why it matters: The district is weighing multiple ways to address uneven class sizes and limited instructional space at some schools; the board wants to ensure feasible, equitable solutions with attention to transportation, UPK capacity and long-range facility planning.
Board member Lisa (first reference as Lisa, board member) framed the discussion, summarizing the redistricting committee’s priorities: reduce inequitable class sizes and provide adequate instructional space. She emphasized that equity means allocating resources to meet differing needs, not requiring identical programming across schools.
Dr. Krueger reviewed the…
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