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Scotia-Glenville parent asks board to assign daughter to neighborhood elementary
Summary
At the school board meeting, Chelsea Reeves asked the Scotia-Glenville Central School District to reassign her daughter to the neighborhood Glendal elementary school, citing neighborhood ties, class-size guidelines and the child's social needs. The board confirmed it would follow up with district staff; no decision was made at the meeting.
Chelsea Reeves, a Glenn Oaks resident, urged the SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT board during public comment to allow her daughter, Raina Reeves, to start kindergarten at Glendal this fall rather than the alternate school to which she was assigned. "It just breaks my heart to think that because she's the only one, she might feel this way," Reeves said, adding that her daughter is an only child and that the family has strong neighborhood ties.
Reeves told the board she reviewed maps and class-size figures and asked that the district place Raina as the 21st student in a class, which she said falls under the district guideline of 22. "I just ask that my daughter be the 21st, which is under the guidelines of 22," she said. Reeves said neighbors who already have older siblings assigned to Glendal will remain together and that separating her daughter would leave the child isolated from neighborhood friends.
The appeal focused on logistics and social considerations: Reeves said the assignment would complicate bus travel for working parents, that the family had built community ties after moving to Glenn Oaks in 2019 and that her work schedule as an educator makes a neighborhood placement important. Reeves also said she had contacted district staff before the meeting: when asked whether she had emailed Superintendent Schwarz, she replied that she had and confirmed contact information for follow-up.
Superintendent Schwarz, who spoke later in the meeting, told the board he would schedule introductory meet-and-greets for new members and would communicate with the board about follow-up steps; he did not announce a change in Raina Reeves's assignment during the session. The board took no formal action on the request at the meeting.
Reeves asked the board to treat her daughter's case as a special exception given her family's circumstances. The board closed the first public comment period after her remarks and indicated staff would follow up with Reeves.
