PORT ANGELES — One of the Port Angeles School District’s five elementary schools might be closed next year.
The roster of a committee tasked to restructure the district’s elementary schools will be presented for approval to the Port Angeles School Board at its meeting today at 7 p.m. at the Central Services Building, 216 E. Fourth St.
No school has been identified as being targeted for closure.
But school officials see declining enrollment and loss of funding as potentially forcing a closure.
The committee includes parents, staff members and principals representing each of the elementary schools in the district, as well as maintenance, food service and other departments that may have information important to
the discussion.
Proposed for the committee are Board of Directors representative, Sarah Methner; Dry Creek School Principal Kate Wenzl; Dry Creek staff member Lisa Lisk; Dry Creek parent representative Laura Levine; Franklin School Principal Amity Butler; Franklin staff member Cynthia Green.
Also, district multi-aged community staff member Claire Rausch; Franklin parent representative Walt Mozingo; Hamilton School Principal Gary Pringle; Hamilton staff member Trent Pomeroy; Hamilton parent representative Pauline Marvin.
Also, Jefferson School Principal Michelle Jefferson; Jefferson staff member Evan Murphy; Jefferson parent representative Gretchen O’Brien; food services representative Kathy Crowley.
And Roosevelt School Principal Doug Hayman; Roosevelt staff member Stacey Nickerson; Roosevelt parent representative Teresa Beckstrom; Special Education staff member Anne Mitchell; Title I LST representative Coya Erickson; PE staff member Tim Ochs; music staff member John Kilzer.
Also, elementary para-educator Teresa Bond; maintenance and custodial representative Jim Varela; elementary school secretary representative Julie Smith; transportation representative Karen Ross; parent at large Michele Haworth; Assistant Superintendent Michelle Reid; Superintendent Jane Pryne.
The state department of education recommends 400 students per elementary school. Port Angeles’ average around 350 each.
A recommendation from the committee will be due by December.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-417-3535 or at arwyn.rice@peninsuladailynews.com.
