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Cannon Beach Academy proposes adding 6th grade; district asks for cost details
Summary
Cannon Beach Academy told the Seaside School District board it plans to add a 6th grade next year by reconfiguring existing space and hiring one part-time intervention teacher; academy leaders estimate an initial cohort of 8–10 students. The board asked staff to return with the precise fiscal impact and enrollment implications.
Cannon Beach Academy representatives told Seaside School District members they seek to add a 6th-grade cohort next academic year, describing an internal reconfiguration rather than new construction. The academy’s director (Mary Ellen) said the school can create separate classrooms by enclosing an existing partition and manage the class with a part-time intervention teacher: "With the adding of 0.167 grade, I would...like to do a k1, a 2, 3, 4 blend, and then a 5, 6," she said.
Presenters estimated an initial 6th-grade cohort of about 8–10 students and discussed how many would be current 5th graders versus incoming students. Board members asked for clearer budget arithmetic; in a spreadsheet-style exchange participants cited a donor/budget line item of "$75,004.53" as part of the materials under discussion but agreed that staff should provide a formal cost calculation for the proposed expansion before any approval. The board did not set a timeline for approval beyond placing the item for follow-up discussion on the June agenda.
