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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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