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Teacher urges board to prioritize stability as district outlines extensive repairs at Groff Elementary
Summary
A teacher described repeated classroom moves affecting current third graders and asked the board to prioritize stability; superintendent outlined a long repair list for Groff Elementary and said work is underway but complicated by an active lawsuit with the construction contractor.
A Moses Lake School District teacher told the board on Sept. 4 that current third graders who began at Groff Elementary have experienced repeated classroom moves across multiple years and urged the board to prioritize continuity for the students.
"My concern is that in our effort to manage numbers and logistics, we may be overlooking the very real human impact these decisions have on our youngest learners," Regina Doremus said during the public‑comment period. Doremus described the students’ kindergarten classes expanding from three to four sections; subsequent midyear reshuffling; a temporary closure of Groff that moved students to Lakeview; and this fall’s redistribution…
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