The LRFP seeks to dismantle K-8 schools at Grifton, Chicod and G.R. Whitfield. It proposes, in Grifton, to bus 6-8 grade students to Ayden Middle School. Grifton School will remain a K-5 configuration. The plan also proposes to make Chicod a K-5 school and G.R. Whitfield a 6-8 schools. Students in grades 6-8 at Chicod and in grades K-5 at G.R. Whitfield will be bused to other schools.
The proposed plan eliminates traditional school attendance boundaries, allowing school staff to move children in an effort to manage building capacity. Although the plan doesn't specifically speak to it, it is possible that children in the K-5 Ayden Elementary School could be bused to Grifton's K-5 if capacity warrants.
For those parents, community leaders, and taxpayers who want to have a say in this issue, the next listening session is at D.H. Conley High School on Monday (Feb. 9) night at 7 p.m. and at Ayden-Grifton High School on Thursday night, February Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.
Speakers should be at each listening session early, as early as 6 p.m, I would suggest, in order to sign up to speak for three minutes.
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Thank you Mr. Oakley for trying to get the people to open their eyes and stand up for our schools. I feel very passionate about keeping my child in Grifton's K-8 and not busing him to Ayden. People must attend these listening sessions, sign up to speak, and contact their elected school board members, to voice their opinions.
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad that people in the county office want to make changes for no real reason. I am proud to have attended Grifton as a K-8 school. There are many opportunities I received there that I probably would not have had at a bigger middle school having to compete with more kids.
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