The Addison Central School District recently adopted a new policy that requires all of its classes in all of its schools to have at least 10 students. This puts Ripton Elementary School, where enrollment has been declining, in a bit of a bind. Only three students are currently expected to enroll in the school’s K-1 class next September. If the class doesn’t reach the 10-kid threshold, those children will be reassigned, as a group, to a different ACSD school in the fall.
But there’s still a way for the kindergarteners and first-graders to continue their education in Ripton. Families in other ACSD towns are being asked to consider if their children might benefit from attending school in Ripton. If seven more kindergarteners or first-graders enroll from other towns, the Ripton K-1 class could continue.
Read more about the new policy in this Addison Independent article.
If you are interested in learning more, reach out by March 3 to either Darcie Arensmeyer ([email protected]), Ashley Bessette ([email protected]) or the principal of your local elementary school.
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