The North Forest ISD has developed a plan that would allow them to consolidate more campuses over the next two academic years while minimizing the impact of students, parents and staff.
“North Forest ISD has once again evaluated its resources in an effort to determine how to make the best use of them,” Superintendent Dr. Adrain Johnson said. “We cannot continue to operate a district of this size as our enrollment and, by extension, our financial resources decrease.”
Johnson said that the consolidation would be done in two phases.
The first phase will be implemented during the 2009-10 school year. This includes consolidating the district’s early childhood education program with an all-day, Pre-K program at Thurgood Marshall Elementary (including the Pre-K program, at Lakewood Elementary), closure of the R.E. Kirby and Oak Village facilities, opening a new middle school at the former Forest Brook campus, redrawing attendance zones at the middle school level to redistribute and balance enrollment and closure of the Suburban Street facility that now houses the Learning Academy and relocation of that program to another site.
The second phase of the plan will go into effect for the 2010-11 school year. This includes closing the Lakewood and W.E. Rogers facilities, opening a new elementary at the former Oak Village campus and redrawing attendance zones at the elementary school level to redistribute and balance enrollment.
