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District outlines temporary relocation plan for Theodore Roosevelt students during construction
Summary
Superintendent Tanya presented maps and timelines for temporarily moving Theodore Roosevelt students by neighborhood into nearby elementary schools during construction, citing transportation and capacity trade-offs, special-education placements and a planned communications schedule for families.
Superintendent Tanya told the Binghamton City School District board on Dec. 16 that students from Theodore Roosevelt School will be temporarily relocated by neighborhood to nearby elementary schools while the Roosevelt building is reconstructed. The district plans to delay broader redistricting until 2028 so families avoid multiple moves.
Tanya said the district developed neighborhood-level assignments to limit travel and maintain families together. She said, “When these students leave in the fall, they will not be returning to Theodore Roosevelt [during that school year],” and that the plan routes some Roosevelt neighborhoods to Horace Mann, others to Woodrow Wilson and still others to Calvin Coolidge or Benjamin Franklin depending on address and capacity. The superintendent said transportation planning aims to keep bus times reasonable and avoid buses crossing unnecessarily across town.
Why it matters: the relocation affects enrollment mixes and classroom sections at receiving schools. The presentation included estimates showing Horace Mann rising to about 294 students, Calvin Coolidge increasing from 257 to about 323 (an increase that could require roughly four additional sections), and Woodrow Wilson also expecting to add sections in transition years. The district said those numbers are projections subject to kindergarten turnout and staffing changes.
The district outlined plans for special programs: two self-contained special-education classrooms at Roosevelt are expected to move temporarily to Benjamin Franklin; the Roosevelt clinic may relocate temporarily to Woodrow Wilson pending coordination with UHS and facility modifications. The superintendent said the district is exploring roughly a $100,000 renovation to adapt clinic space and will report back with more details.
On family outreach and timing, Tanya said the district will mail formal address-based letters in January listing each family’s fall-2026 assignment, attend school-based events in February and March for direct Q&A, and provide transportation assignments in May or early June so families know bus arrangements before summer. The board discussed preview/open-house opportunities; the superintendent said walk-throughs before school starts are possible depending on the construction schedule and weather.
Board members pressed for clarity about how teachers will be assigned and how classroom space and intervention rooms will be shared; the superintendent said principals will meet with district staff, teachers will be surveyed about relocation preferences and the administration will work to finalize class schedules and rooming well before the fall transition.
What’s next: the district targets substantial completion of Roosevelt construction in 2027 and will not implement the larger redistricting plan until 2028 to reduce disruption. The superintendent said the district will hold bimonthly community meetings to support families and retain school-identity activities during displacement.
The board did not take a formal vote on redistricting at this meeting; the presentation was informational and included a Q&A. The board next meets Jan. 27, 2026.
