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School board seeks input on changes
Education: Silver Creek closure, reorganization of other schools on the table. By Tracy Hughes
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The public will have 60 days to provide input to the school board on the proposed closure of Silver Creek Elementary and reconfiguration of the grade levels at Ranchero Elementary, Parkview Elementary in Sicamous, Falkland Elementary and North Shuswap Elementary. At Tuesday night’s board meeting, trustees voted to accept the long-term facility report and proceed with community consultation on the five recommendations which would impact the September 2015 school year. The five options being considered include: • The closure of Silver Creek Elementary. The
report indicates the school district will review redistributing the Silver Creek elementary students to either Hillcrest or South Broadview Elementary, while the middle school-aged students would attend Shuswap Middle School; • Convert Parkview Elementary in Sicamous from a K-7 to K-5 school, close a “significant portion” of Parkview Elementary and create a Grade 6-8 “middle school within a school” program using existing space at Eagle River Secondary; • Convert Ranchero Elementary from a K-7 to a K-5 school and transfer the Grade 6 and 7 students to Shuswap Middle School; • Convert North Shuswap Elementary from a K-7 to K-8 school; • Convert Falkland Elementary from a K-7 to
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