Lake Norman area schools may see some big changes for 2011.
Living in the Lake Norman area and beign a concerned parent I am always keeping a pulse on what is happening with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system. As of now our boys attend Barnette Elementary School in Huntersville, NC, which we could not be any happier with. However, we could feel the ripple effects of what may occur next year with some of the local elementary school.
Here is a recent excerpt from the local paper.
Big changes for local schools?
Three northern Mecklenburg schools are among those that could see big changes - all for different reasons.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools this week released a list of 32 schools that are candidates to be expanded, shrunk or shuttered. Among them:
• Huntersville's Alexander Middle School, which is at just 52 percent capacity this year.
• Huntersville's Torrence Creek Elementary, which is bulging at 169 percent of capacity.
• Davidson International Baccalaureate Middle School - with one of the smallest student populations of any CMS school but one of the highest per-student costs: $8,565.
The review comes in the wake of severe budget cuts at CMS because of decreases in county tax revenue, the primary source of funding for the school system.
Board of Education member Rhonda Lennon, whose District 1 includes Alexander, Torrence Creek and Davidson IB, adds that the potential impact of the changes goes well beyond the schools listed, because adjustments to the student population in any school will impact one or more other schools.
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Mike Carpino
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