When the new Daniel Boone Elementary opens to students next fall, the elementary school boundaries will shift to accommodate the change.
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When the new Daniel Boone Elementary opens to students next fall, the elementary school boundaries will shift to accommodate the change.
At the September meeting of the Warren County R-III School Board, the body voted unanimously to approve the proposed new district boundaries.
Based on the numbers provided to the board by Superintendent Dr. Gregg Klinginsmith and the current population, the new school would house 462 students. At the same time, Warrior Ridge would have 472 and Rebecca Boone would have 353.
“All the students north of 70 will attend the new Daniel Boone,” Klinginsmith said. “All students in Truesdale will attend Rebecca Boone. All students south of I-70 and north of Warrior Ridge’s boundary will attend Rebecca Boone. The new Daniel Boone and Warrior Ridge would be similar (in size), and Rebecca Boone would be smaller.”
Rebecca Boone’s population could easily change, though, as was pointed out at the meeting by board member Franci Schwartz.
“There are new houses being built in a subdivision,” Schwartz said. “It’s going to be smaller for a little while.”
Klinginsmith said the district can handle population growth, as the new school could house up to 775 students while Warrior Ridge’s capacity could stretch to 550 and Rebecca Boone to 500.
One area of concern about the new boundaries came from board member Stephanie Tibbetts.
Tibbetts questioned the corresponding policy approval discussed at the meeting for transfers within the district.
The measure for students to stay at their current school, even if they reside within the new boundaries, includes a sunset clause.
The proposed measure states that “This outlines how students can transfer to a different elementary school if they are displaced by the boundary adjustments for the 2027-2028 school year. A sunset clause has been added since the last (school board) meeting.”
The sunset clause will pertain to current students affected by the new boundaries and will end on June 30, 2033.
The idea behind the sunset clause is that students or siblings of students could stay at their current school to keep families together. The measure raised a question from Tibbetts about the financial restraints families in this situation might face if they want to keep their students at their current school, and how transportation logistics would work.
“I’m rereading this and trying to wrap my head around this and make sure it is (for) solely students that are being displaced,” Tibbetts said.
“This is so that families can stay together,” Klinginsmith said.
“I know I expressed concern about the impact this would have on students who wouldn’t have their own adequate transportation to stay at their current schools,” Tibbetts said. “They are immediately left out of this conversation. My concern is the number of families that will be utilizing this and the conversation that carries. The immediate weight that certain groups of students will feel because they can’t be a part of this.”
The measure passed 6-1 with Tibbetts as the only dissenting vote.
