This affects ALL residents of North Attleboro, MA!
Closure of Allen Avenue School will:
- Affect ALL schools – not just displaced Allen Avenue students and teachers. Students and families at Amvet Boulevard School, Community School, Falls School, Martin School, and Roosevelt Avenue School will also ALL be affected.
- Increase class sizes, causing a detrimental effect on ALL North Attleboro elementary students. The average class size will increase to “26 students (up from an average of less than 20)”.
- Decrease MCAS scores over time. Elementary students will have less individual attention from teachers – some students will falter and less will excel.
- Necessitate redistricting, resulting in the movement of children from their current school to a new school.
- Result in the displaced tenured teachers displacing other less senior teachers in many schools.
Get more information at http://saveallenavenue.com
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May 7, 2012
I just checked the dashboard and saw we hit a thousand signatures which honestly feels surreal because I remember when it was just me panicking at my kitchen table with a laptop open. My brain is honestly still trying to process how many people actually care about Allen Avenue because seeing so many neighbors chime in makes the prospect of these huge classes feel a lot less inevitable. It is just so wild that a bunch of us who probably never would have met otherwise are now all stuck in this together trying to keep our schools from falling apart.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 5, 2012
May 4, 2012
I noticed we are climbing toward that thousand mark and honestly my head is spinning thinking about the impact of these district changes on our kids. If we can get a quick burst of momentum right now before the town council meeting it really changes the energy in the room when we walk in there with our list of names.
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2012
6 Comments
don't close our school!!!!
PLEASE keep it open. the community feel there is special and you cant just bus everyone around and expect it to work the same.
stop cutting costs at the expense of our kids education. 26 kids in a class is way to many for elementary school.
Allen Ave is an institution in this town. Really disappointed that this is even being talked about.
My oldest went there and now my youngest is starting. This is a huge part of our neighborhood and it would be a shame to lose it.
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This affects ALL residents of North Attleboro, MA!
Closure of Allen Avenue School will:
- Affect ALL schools – not just displaced Allen Avenue students and teachers. Students and families at Amvet Boulevard School, Community School, Falls School, Martin School, and Roosevelt Avenue School will also ALL be affected.
- Increase class sizes, causing a detrimental effect on ALL North Attleboro elementary students. The average class size will increase to “26 students (up from an average of less than 20)”.
- Decrease MCAS scores over time. Elementary students will have less individual attention from teachers – some students will falter and less will excel.
- Necessitate redistricting, resulting in the movement of children from their current school to a new school.
- Result in the displaced tenured teachers displacing other less senior teachers in many schools.
Get more information at http://saveallenavenue.com
Updates
May 7, 2012
I just checked the dashboard and saw we hit a thousand signatures which honestly feels surreal because I remember when it was just me panicking at my kitchen table with a laptop open. My brain is honestly still trying to process how many people actually care about Allen Avenue because seeing so many neighbors chime in makes the prospect of these huge classes feel a lot less inevitable. It is just so wild that a bunch of us who probably never would have met otherwise are now all stuck in this together trying to keep our schools from falling apart.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 5, 2012
May 4, 2012
I noticed we are climbing toward that thousand mark and honestly my head is spinning thinking about the impact of these district changes on our kids. If we can get a quick burst of momentum right now before the town council meeting it really changes the energy in the room when we walk in there with our list of names.
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2012
6 Comments
I was in the last 4th grade class in 2014. I have the most vibrant memories here. Save it
don't close our school!!!!
PLEASE keep it open. the community feel there is special and you cant just bus everyone around and expect it to work the same.
stop cutting costs at the expense of our kids education. 26 kids in a class is way to many for elementary school.
Allen Ave is an institution in this town. Really disappointed that this is even being talked about.
My oldest went there and now my youngest is starting. This is a huge part of our neighborhood and it would be a shame to lose it.
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I was in the last 4th grade class in 2014. I have the most vibrant memories here. Save it