INCOMING 5TH GRADERS TO ROMS INFORMATION

2-23-13

A lot of you have many questions about the school enrollments without rezoning that will affect Rossview Middle

and Elementary School. Principal Harris, Principal Holler and Chief Operations Officer Jim Sumrell are working together

to address concerns and logistics.

CMCSS presented its plan to the School Board to better balance school enrollment for the 2014-15 school year without rezoning students from their current school assignment.

Rossview Elementary’s fifth graders will be assigned to a classroom wing at Rossview Middle School. St. Bethlehem Elementary, which shares its attendance zone with Burt Elementary, will relocate its third grade students to Burt, which currently serves the shared zone’s fourth and fifth graders. While this is not a long-term solution, it will address the immediate issue of overcrowding at the two schools without the disruption of rezoning at this time. A Rossview Elementary administrator will also move over to the middle school, along with the fifth grade teachers. The students will ride the same school bus as the K-4 students and be on similar start and stop times.

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Q & A between Principal Harris and Deon Lucke(PTO President & Volunteer Coordinator)All 5th grader teachers from RoES have come to the school and was given a tour along with the administrators

Question: Where will the 5th graders be located within the school?

Answer: In the new wing of the school which holds All eight 5th grade classes and teachers.

Q: Will there be a parent meeting for incoming 4th & 5th graders?

A: yes, Date to be announced as time arises

Q: Where will the 6th graders be moved to that currently occupy that hallway?

A: Four 6th grade classes will be moved to the portables and the other four will be moved to another location within the

school. All grade levels consist of teams of 4 teachers.

Q: Where will the portables be located

A: The locations is still be worked out

Q: How will the 5th graders utilize Related Arts(RA) such as PE, Art, Music, and the Nurse?

A: Since their start and end times will remain the same as the Elementary School, they will have RA at the end of the day

which will not affect the Middle schoolers because it will be after their times, toward the end of the day. Yes, they will see

the school nurse at the middle school

Q: How will 5th grade students be dismissed from school early? Come in Tardy? etc

A: By checking them out at the Middle School, same as always, except now it will be at the Middle School. Parents will not

have to go to the Elementary School.

Q: Will 5th graders be bused to RoES for after school activities?

A: Yes

Q: What will the bus route be for the 5th graders?

A: Bus drivers will drop off K-4 at the Elementary School and then drop off 5th graders at the Middle School and visa versa at

the end of the day. 5th graders will be picked up first then drive over to ROES to pick up K-4.

Q: What about parent pick up?

A: They will be picked up at the Middle School

Q: What if my 5th grader has tutoring that is offered in the mornings prior to school at ROES

A: The bus will still drop them off at the Middle School

Q: What if my 5th grader has after school activities

A: The bus will take them to ROES

Q: How will this affect the PTO?

A: RoES will still take care of their 5th grader students, parents, teachers and administrator(s) NOT the middle school PTO.

Q: Will the Elementary or Middle School staff and parent volunteers be utilized for breakfast and lunch monitors?

A: Middle School

Q: How will the 5th graders receive their announcements about their school activities?

A: The 5th grade teachers will be given announcements to share daily via email

Q: Will the 5th graders have an administrator at the Middle School

A: Yes

Q: Will the 5th graders use their own school counselor or the Middle School counselors

A: They will continue to utilize their current school counselor at the Elementary school

Q: Will the 5th graders utilize the lockers in the hallway

A: Yes

Q: What about the 6th graders that are moved to the portables? Will they have lockers?

A: Yes, they will have standing lockers in the portables

If you have any further questions, comments or concerns please email them to Deon Lucke at rvms.pto@gmail.com or to

CMCSS.net please go to give feedback on the plan, you may fill out the online survey by clicking on this

link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QP9RQT.