The Warren County R-III Restructuring Committee made progress Monday night as it eliminated the school within a school option as a possible method of realignment in the district. A 36-member committee of district staff, parents and community members were tasked with developing restructuring plans due to poor academic performance at Warrior Ridge and Daniel Boone Elementary schools. Monday's meeting marked the committee's third meeting. The school within a school option would have added a separate school within Warrior Ridge and Daniel Boone Elementary. "I feel like that would be more confusing to parents," said a committee member who wished to remain anonymous. Committee co-chairperson Karen Gregory agreed. "It seems to me like there isn't something that's going to change the current practice," she said. "No matter what school it is, you'll still get the same results. "It's truly a transition period for (students)," Gregory added. "I don't see this in my mind helping student achievement." Committee member John Cornell said the benefits of the school within a school option were minimal. "The only value is that it's the least difficult to implement and the least expensive," he said. The restructuring plan requirement, in direct correlation with the No Child Left Behind Act, stems from poor student Annual Yearly Performance (AYP) scores in communication arts and math. Daniel Boone's inclusion comes from its feeder relationship to Warrior Ridge. In 2012, proficiency requirements set forth by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in communication arts and math are 83.7 and 81.7 percent, respectively. The schools in question had scores of 47 percent for communication arts and 47.6 percent for math in 2011. Superintendent Dr. Tom Muzzey said he personally had no preference as to what restructuring method the committee chooses, but said there is a need to look at a long-term solution. "Do we want to be visionary in our recommendations and decisions or do we just want to be managerial?" he asked committee members. "Being visionary looks at a long-term plan and being managerial is about being in the moment. I believe people want what is best for their kids." Muzzey said he has been consistently approached on the subject of teachers' job security as a ramification of underachieving AYP scores. "I want to give the staff two things," he said. "I want teachers to keep their jobs and I want to keep them teaching at the same grade levels and the same subjects." Muzzey said at this point there is still much to be determined. "Having a preschool is very high on my list," he responded when asked. "The only thing I can for sure say is what we're doing is not working," Muzzey added. He did say, however, that change within the schools will occur. "I really want to work through the process to see what's best and for some reason, people can't believe that," he said. "I will not get a bonus if we go to K-three, K-five or K-nine schools. I just want what's best for our students. "I've said it a thousand times," he added. "I want to create learning opportunities for our students. That is the cornerstone of what we should be about." The committee will continue to operate within the guidelines set forth by DESE, which includes student achievement, pre-k implementation, communication between teachers, schools, community and parents, relationships between students, staff, community and parents and highly qualified instruction and professional development. Restructuring options could see two K-three schools, one K-four school, three K-five schools and two two-five schools for Black Hawk Middle School, Rebecca Boone Elementary, Warrior Ridge and Daniel Boone. Another restructuring option includes keeping school structure the same and having one principal oversee all schools. The committee will meet Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Hawk Middle School library, where it plans to narrow down more potential restructuring options to work on.