12/06/99 Bond Issue Questions and Answers for the Pioneer-Tribune #3
0. Will elementary students benefit educationally from being in one
facility?
A. Sixth grade students currently going to the High School would,
instead, also go to the new centralized elementary facility. In 1985,
the sixth grade students were removed from the elementary schools and
moved to the High School, because of lack of space within the four
elementary schools. We believe it is in the best interest of sixth
grade students to return to the environment of an elementary school.
Instead of Manistique Area Schools students coming together for the
first time in sixth grade, they will come together in Kindergarten. We
will be able to eliminate the academic and athletic competition that
exists between the four elementary buildings, and instead we can pool
our resources to make educational progress together. All elementary
teachers will also be in the same building, which will give them the
opportunity to work together more closely. They will be able to share
ideas, skills, abilities and resources, for the benefit of our
children.
The present Lakeside School will be remodeled, and it will become an
early childhood education center. The 4-year-old program, readiness
kindergarten and kindergarten will be housed in this building. It will
be attached to the new centralized elementary school, which will be
home to all students in grades 1st through 6th. For the first time,
our elementary students will have access to a current, up-to-date,
full sized Library and Media Center.
Elementary students will also benefit from a major technology update
which will include fiber optic cable, inter-active television, more
computers and controlled internet access.
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