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Parents press board to bolster enrollment and staffing at Tennyson Elementary; superintendent says school will remain open
Summary
At public comment, Tennyson parents urged the board to pursue enrollment growth and stop staff transfers; Superintendent Dr. Julia Redmond said the district will keep Tennyson open and is exploring schedule and busing options to preserve small-class instruction.
Parents of Tennyson Elementary students told the Warrick County School Corp Board of School Trustees on April 14 that district actions and rumors have depressed enrollment and hurt the small school's staffing stability, and they urged the district to pursue enrollment growth rather than staff reductions.
At the start of the patron concerns period, a man who identified himself as Mr. Boswell said he has raised the district boundary and bus-route topic previously and asked the board to give Tennyson “more flexibility to increase the overall number of kids and fully use the school and staff.” He provided cost-per-student figures, saying, “Cost per student…
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