There will be a Community Gathering of New Haven neighbors on Sunday, October 10 starting at 4 pm outside at Beeman Elementary.
The purpose of this gathering is to bring our community together to discuss thoughts about the MAUSD process for addressing the challenge in our district and towns of declining enrollment. This challenge will directly affect the future of our local elementary school and likely the middle and high school as well.
For the past two years, the MAUSD school board has been working with our five town community to develop a plan for solving the issue of increasing costs and declining enrollment. Now the district is evaluating alternative proposals to the Superintendent's suggested plan of repurposing three of our elementary schools and a possible merger with ANWSD. This process will include members of the community as well as building principals who will draft criteria by which the board can fairly evaluate these options. There will be opportunity for community input later this fall.
Many of us in New Haven believe it is important for our community to collectively discuss its wishes for our own school and to share our thoughts and questions with MAUSD. It is a complicated process but our local voice is important and we hope that we can bring friends and neighbors together to share ideas, thoughts and our best hopes for the future of education for our kids and families in New Haven.
The meeting will start at 4 pm and will end by 5:30. Please bring warm clothes (as we will be outside), a chair, and a neighbor. If it rains (or snows) we will hold the meeting in the gym. The more voices we add to the conversation, the better the outcome for the future of our town. You can read more about the process to date at www.mausd.org
If you have any questions or can't attend and would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to email Kim Callahan at kimc@madriver.com or call at 453-5695.
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