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Cuyahoga Falls board reviews plans for closing either Preston or Price elementary; public meetings set
Summary
Board members and staff presented boundary scenarios and displacement estimates if Preston or Price elementary is closed; transportation supervisor warned lines drawn on main roads may not prevent capacity problems; two public meetings are scheduled for Aug. 21 and Sept. 3.
The Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education on Aug. 6 discussed draft plans showing student reassignments if the board decides to close either Preston or Price elementary schools, and set two community meetings to review the proposals.
Board members and staff presented two redrawings of elementary attendance boundaries and estimates of how many students would be displaced under each option. Margie Johnson, the district’s transportation supervisor, told the board there are “a million ways” to draw boundaries and that efforts to follow main roads are one way to reduce complicated bus stops but will not prevent uneven grade-by-grade enrollment spikes.
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