Jennifer Anderson questioned moving seventh- and eighth-graders from the Arts Academy to middle schools that won’t be renovated for at least another year. “We chose to have our children there because, to me, it just feels like a better option for a school.” “I understand you are trying to make the most of what we have here but if there is any way the Arts Academy can remain the way it is and a K-8 school, I feel like I would not be the only one relieved,” wrote Angela Bilbrey, whose children are in kindergarten, second, sixth and eighth grades at Arts Academy. Of the 16 messages the board received, roughly half of them concerned the Arts or AIM academies. More about the Design for Excellence plan: Sweeping overhaul calls for major changes at nearly every Canton City school buildingĭue to COVID-19 precautions that limit the size of gatherings, residents were encouraged to email or send an audio or video message to the board instead of attending the meeting. The parent’s messages were read aloud for school board members Monday during the board’s first meeting since Superintendent Jeff Talbert publicly announced the Design for Excellence proposal. If approved, the plan would take effect this fall. The plan, dubbed Design for Excellence, would eliminate seventh- and eighth-grade classes at both academies and would move AIM Academy from the northeast side of the city to McGregor Elementary, which is located in the southwest quadrant. They said Monday their children are thriving and question why the district would want to disrupt such successful programs as part of its proposed school restructuring plan. CANTON Parents with students in the Arts Academy at Summit and AIM Academy at Fairmount are asking the Canton City School District to leave their schools alone.
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