RPS Redistricting Plan

Randolph School District

Existing: The Donovan, JFK, and Young School buildings are not large enough to absorb all Lyons students

New: Uses all available classroom spaces, Allows for increase in programs, Parity across all schools, Reduces overcrowding

Donovan District

• New district plan addresses overcrowding
• 95% of students will be within 1.5-milewalking radius
• Alleviates overcrowding

Lyons District

• North Randolph has a higher student enrollment
• Shifts students to reduce overcrowding
• Creates a stable and consistent enrollment for Lyons District

Lyons at Devine

• 75% of students will be within 1.5-mile walking radius
• Alleviates overcrowding at Donovan

JFK District

• Supports the current overcrowding at Lyons
• Better utilizes available space at JFK school building
• 83% of students will be within 1.5-mile walking radius
• Better use of existing classroom space across all schools

Young District

• Minor adjustment
• Minimal impact to current District
• Small chang eto add some students
• Better use of existing classroom space across all schools

Improving the use of all of Randolph’s school buildings

• More efficiently distributes to available spaces across the District
  • Relieves overcrowding at Donovan
  • Employs existing, under-utilized space at JFK
• Minimizes the # of students required to cross Main Street.
• 88% of the student population in the newly redistricted schools will be within the 1.5-mile walking radius

Supporting the education program for all of Randolph’s Schools

• All Elementary Schools will offer high quality instruction
• Adjustments to class sizes, which benefits all schools
• Literacy as a priority will remain the goal of the district for all schools
• Project-Based Learning training for all teachers
• Developing innovative and specialty programming for the High School

What is the schedule for Redistricting?

• Will be done gradually, over the next 3 years
• Will be completed once the new Lyons @ Devine School is fully constructed and occupied
• The School Department will make every effort to minimize impact on students and ensure smooth transition for all students across the District

Why was the Devine site chosen?

• Both the existing Lyons and Devine sites were viable options
  • Both required some students to cross Main Street
  • The options for both schools had minimum impact on walking
• School Committee & Town Council voted in favor of Devine site
• The Town has experienced increases in population in North Randolph
• The “old Devine School” building needs to be addressed

Can we move Middle School students to the High School?

• Lyons school building needs to addressed either way
  • Does not meet current code requirements
  • Is not accessible
  • Lacks necessary teaching/learning space, etc.
• Public surveys/focus groups conducted in previous years showed that the residents did not support the option to move Middle School students