Elementary School "A" Students Will Stay Where They Are

After discussion with several parties, including the parents of students and school board staff, a decision was announced at Piper High School on March 19, that students slated to attend Elementary School "A" will remain in their present schools until construction of the new school is complete. Previously, it was announced and approved by the School Board, on first reading, that Elementary School "A" children would be moving to the Castle Hill Annex, located on the premises on Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary. This school is several miles from the area where the children reside, and all students would have to be bused.

The change, agreed to by everyone, will result in those students not moving into the old Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School for the 2008-09 school year. These 3-5 graders will stay in their regular schools until the new Elementary School "A" is completed at Pine Island Road and Commercial Boulevard in the City of Sunrise. Expected completion date is before the beginning of the school year in August 2009.

The School Board has already voted on second reading to make this change, which will now require a third subsequent identical reading to complete this process.