RPS Redistricting Plan
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Randolph School District
Existing: The Donovan, JFK, and Young School buildings are not large enough to absorb all Lyons students
New: Uses all available classroom spaces, Allows for increase in programs, Parity across all schools, Reduces overcrowding
Donovan District
~ New district plan addresses overcrowding
~ 95% of students will be within 1.5-milewalking radius
~ Alleviates overcrowding
Lyons District
~ North Randolph has a higher student enrollment
~ Shifts students to reduce overcrowding
~ Creates a stable and consistent enrollment for Lyons District
Lyons at Devine
~ 75% of students will be within 1.5-mile walking radius
~ Alleviates overcrowding at Donovan
JFK District
~ Supports the current overcrowding at Lyons
~ Better utilizes available space at JFK school building
~ 83% of students will be within 1.5-mile walking radius
~ Better use of existing classroom space across all schools
Young District
~ Minor adjustment
~ Minimal impact to current District
~ Small chang eto add some students
~ Better use of existing classroom space across all schools
Improving the use of all of Randolph’s school buildings
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- More efficiently distributes to available spaces across the District
- Relieves overcrowding at Donovan
- Employs existing, under-utilized space at JFK
- Minimizes the # of students required to cross Main Street.
- 88% of the student population in the newly redistricted schools will be within the 1.5-mile walking radius
- More efficiently distributes to available spaces across the District
Supporting the education program for all of Randolph’s Schools
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- All Elementary Schools will offer high quality instruction
- Adjustments to class sizes, which benefits all schools
- Literacy as a priority will remain the goal of the district for all schools
- Project-Based Learning training for all teachers
- Developing innovative and specialty programming for the High School
What is the schedule for Redistricting?
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- Will be done gradually, over the next 3 years
- Will be completed once the new Lyons @ Devine School is fully constructed and occupied
- The School Department will make every effort to minimize impact on students and ensure smooth transition for all students across the District
Why was the Devine site chosen?
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- Both the existing Lyons and Devine sites were viable options
- Both required some students to cross Main Street
- The options for both schools had minimum impact on walking
- School Committee & Town Council voted in favor of Devine site
- The Town has experienced increases in population in North Randolph
- The “old Devine School” building needs to be addressed
- Both the existing Lyons and Devine sites were viable options
Can we move Middle School students to the High School?
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- Lyons school building needs to addressed either way
- Does not meet current code requirements
- Is not accessible
- Lacks necessary teaching/learning space, etc.
- Public surveys/focus groups conducted in previous years showed that the residents did not support the option to move Middle School students
- Lyons school building needs to addressed either way
STAY INFORMED| PROJECT WEBSITE|EMAIL
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All School Building Committee meetings are open to the public. You can find information about joining virtual and in-person meetings on the project website:
www.lyonsbuildingproject.com
If you would like to contact us directly, please send us an email at:
lyonsbuildingproject@gmail.com