{"id":6134,"date":"2016-01-21T21:55:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T04:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6134"},"modified":"2016-01-21T21:55:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T04:55:56","slug":"stapleton-to-ditch-high-school-and-phase-in-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6134","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton to Ditch High School and Phase in Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"phasing<\/a>The Northfield High experiment<\/a> appears to be over, as DPS officials have decided to phase a sixth Stapleton elementary school into the current facility, and phase out the high school over the next two years. \u201cWe gave it a shot didn\u2019t we,\u201d said DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg. \u201cAfter careful consideration, we decided to go back to what Stapleton is good at; elementary schools.\u201d Boasberg says the current high school will stay in place, more just to take up space as the elementary school grows. \u201cWe don\u2019t want some big, empty facility,\u201d says Boasberg. \u201cWe are going to work on a transition plan for our high school students<\/a>. But, our main focus will be growth for the new school.\u201d\n\nThe new school, Inspire Elementary<\/a>, looks forward to the transition. \u201cWe will certainly do our best to work with the current tenants,\u201d said Principal Kevin Drenner. \u201cBut, in the end, we do view this as our facility, and will act accordingly.\u201d Drenner believes the new school will grow quickly, and eventually use most of the space originally plotted as a high school campus. \u201cWe do not plan on having large class sizes,\u201d said Drenner. \u201cHowever, our method is a lot of group learning, so although our class numbers will initially be small, we will need the space. We are very excited about this opportunity, and the former high school will be a great fit for our needs.\u201d\nMany Stapleton residents don\u2019t feel DPS\u2019s latest plan was well thought out. \u201cWhat is going to happen to these kids when they get out of junior high?\u201d asked resident Chris Gibbons. \u201cThey can\u2019t all go to East. Will they be bused all over the place, and separated? It makes no sense at all.\u201d Aaron Hanson agrees, and thinks the high school plan should have been given more time. \u201cThey didn\u2019t even give it a year before making this decision,\u201d said Hanson. \u201cWe all knew there would be some growing pains, but just giving up at the first sign of adversity and scrapping it? It\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d\nBoasberg says they are working hard on next steps to solve the problem of kids aging in Stapleton. \u201cWe do need to figure this whole \u2018kids need to go to high school\u2019 thing out,\u201d said Boasberg. \u201cOne thing we are kicking around is building a new facility and starting over. What we are considering is splitting East in half and sending half of their kids to a Stapleton High School, just to kind of get us jump-started.\u201d Boasberg says DPS will continue to work to find a solution for teenage Stapleton students, but right now the focus is getting the sixth elementary school up and running. \u201cWe already have the facility, so this may be our easiest transition yet. We are very excited.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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