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Florence Unified officials outline plan to shift from K–8 to K–5 elementary and 6–8 middle schools
Summary
Assistant Superintendents Denise Erickson and Thad Gates presented a proposal to reconfigure Florence Unified School District from K–8 campuses to K–5 elementary and 6–8 middle schools, described proposed boundary changes, capacity estimates, transportation impacts and a recommended timeline for Board action and phased implementation.
Assistant Superintendents Denise Erickson and Thad Gates told a community forum the Florence Unified School District is exploring a shift from K–8 campuses to separate K–5 elementary and 6–8 middle schools, presenting boundary maps, estimated capacities and a timeline that could lead to implementation in the 2025–26 school year.
The district convened an Exploratory Committee made up of transportation, facilities, technology, finance, public relations, special education, athletics, principals, parents and central office staff to evaluate operational impacts and collect parent and staff feedback. Erickson said the initial survey results show parents and staff favor a 6–8 middle-school band over a 7–8 model and that the district hopes to make a recommendation to the School Board in May 2024 followed by a planning year if approved.
Gates said the proposal uses a three-tier bell schedule that would keep…
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