COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A big decision was made by the Columbus City Schools Board of Education Tuesday night.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
The board voted unanimously to close nine schools next year based on the external oversight committee's recommendations.
An external oversight committee officially recommended its list of nine schools that it thinks Columbus City Schools should close next year Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Four elementary schools and five middle schools are on the list.
The schools that will close at the end of the 2009-10 school year are:
Elementary Schools
• Deshler: 1234 E. Deshler Ave.
• Douglas: 43 Douglass St.
• Fair Alternative: 1395 Fair Ave.
• Literature Based Alternative@Hubbard: 104 W. Hubbard Ave.
Middle Schools
• Beery: 2740 Lockbourne Rd.
• Clinton: 3940 Karl Rd.
• Eastmoor: 3450 Medway Ave.
• Franklin Alternative: 1390 Bryden Rd.
• Indianola Math, Science, and Technical: 420 E. 19th Ave.
The committee used a template created by the school board when determining which schools to recommend for closure.
Students whose schools will close will remain at their schools throughout the school year and be reassigned next year.
Students at schools that remain open will stay in those schools to the highest grade offered.
Some students still will be reassigned.
School choice will remain an option.
The lottery application process begins in January.
A “Grandfather” provision in the plan also allows for students affected by the realignment to stay in the current school through its highest grade level. However, students graduating to the next level would attend schools in their new assignment pattern. No change has been made to the district’s open enrollment policy.
The district said each school will hold informational meetings for parents with questions about reassignment.
Parents, students and teachers pleaded with the oversight committee during several community meetings in November.
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