A towering cottonwood in front of North Albany Elementary School was felled on Monday, raising fears that it was just the first to be cut down. But no, the other stately trees on the school grounds (mostly conifers) are safe.
Before they decide what to do about the Central and Takena buildings, Albany school officials need a lot more information, in the opinion of interim Superintendent Rob Saxton.
Whether Albany’s historic Central School remains an elementary school may be decided on Monday. People interested in that issue get a chance to talk about it at a school board “listening session” from 5 to 6:30 that evening at the school.
A surprising development popped up during Monday’s meeting of the Albany School Board: There’s a plan to close Central School as an elementary school and use it for other district programs.
Three students at West are worried about the common class schedule for 2021-22 that was announced for West and South Albany high schools last week. They’re so concerned that they launched a petition asking the school board to take another look.
On rides last week and again Sunday, this was the only campaign sign for Albany School Board I had seen. It reminded me that the filing deadline for the May 18 elections was last Thursday, and it led to a surprise.
Albany school planning: You can follow along
If you’re at all interested in the future of Albany school buildings, you might want to catch up with the discussions of a huge advisory committee that has been kicking around ideas since last fall.
Tags: Albany schools, enrollment, GAPS, school facilities planning