Reimagined

Clawson Public Schools:

Clawson Board of Education Workshop

Elisabeth Barrow and Jennifer Stanton
Elementary Reconfiguration Proposal

Create a K-2 Early Elementary School and a

3-5 Upper Elementary School

K-2 classes at Schalm

3-5 classes at Kenwood
Elementary Reconfiguration Proposal
Grade # Students # Sections Approximate #
Students/class

K 138 7 20
6 23

1 108 5 22
4 27

2 104 4 20
5 25

3 98 4 24

4 107 4 27

5 97 4 24

26-29
Potential Benefits - Instructional
Grade level teams all in one school
All students in one grade level receive the same
content/delivery and done with more fidelity
Common assessments easier to manage and implement
Vertical alignment easier to ensure
Easier to compare student data and adjust instruction
Potential Benefits - Instructional Support
Intervention blocks or Power Hours could be added
Reading Specialists/interventionists focused on being
preventative in K-2
Instructional Coach provides content area support in grades
3-5
Better utilize support staff (ELL, counselor, speech therapist,
OT, etc.) where needed
Potential Benefits - Culture and Climate

Blend and balance economic diversity

Administrative team dynamics more cohesive
Increased collaboration and communication among grade
level teams
Students and community unified before Middle School
PTO/PTA more community focused on elementary as a whole
Potential Benefits - Economic

2-3 fewer classroom teachers needed

Existing resources/materials can be combined
Better able to balance class sizes
Specials schedules streamlined; fewer teachers needed
Redistribute technology: iPads to K-2, Chromebooks to 3-5
May be able to provide better counseling/social work services
without increasing costs
Things to consider:
Transportation (busing, drop off, pick up)
Parent push back due to inconvenience
Students with IEPs or At-Risk may experience stress
during initial transition
Loss of mentoring among students (older to younger)
Childcare/after school programs, one child care option
after school in one building?
CI and ASD students need access to Gen. Ed population
Recommendations
Gather input from staff, students and community members
Eliminate as much parental inconvenience as possible
Build on the positives...focus on student achievement, student
growth, and closing the gap
Provide opportunities for teachers, administrators, and Board
of Education members to visit other K-2 and 3-5
programs
Recommendations (cont.)

Pay close attention to how you build grade level teams in

new school settings
Build staff cohesion intentionally and quickly
Provide more assistance at early elementary school - safety
or parent volunteers
Build culture for students at each building based on ESL
goals
Recommendations -
Recom
For scheduling
Recommendations - For busing

Further information needed to

determine number of bus routes
needed:
Grade levels of students at
each address
If parents would use busing
or drive students
Other Districts with K-2, 3-5 Configurations

Oxford - Daniel Axford Elementary school (K-2)

Ferndale - K-2, 3-5 (started in 2016)

Grand Blanc - Anderson & Cook (K-2), Mason & McGrath (3-5)

East Detroit - Crescentwood & Forest Park (K-2), Bellview and

Pleasantview (3-5)

Ann Arbor - Bryant Elementary (K-2), Pattengill (3-5)