UCFSD report: No need to redistrict yet

Concerned about rising enrollment at Pocopson Elementary, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District hired a firm two months ago to study population growth and evaluate a potential need for redistricting.

Tonight, the board will hold a public forum at 7 p.m. in the district office to discuss the report that was prepared by McKissick Associates and reviewed by an advisory committee. The research prompted a recommendation from the committee that no redistricting is needed for the 2015-2016 school year.

The details and rationale for the committee’s findings will be presented and discussed at the meeting, which will be videotaped and available online the following day.

According to district documents, which can be found at https://docs.google.com/folderview?pli=1&id=0B82UgPjD25Oab2xXajg0aXdMSWc&tid=0B82UgPjD25OaUFg3dzJQZ3g3Um8, Pocopson’s enrollment is predicted to continue to grow, peaking in the 2018-19 school year with as few as 665 students to as many as 742.

That number would push the school to 96 percent capacity, an increase of seven percent from the 2014-15 projection, which shows enrollment of 652. It would also require the addition of two classrooms.

During the same period, enrollment at Unionville Elementary is shown to decrease from 390 to 359. Chadds Ford Elementary is expected to rise from 371 to 396, and Hillendale Elementary shows a projected increase from 328 to 353.

Additional recommendations posted on the district website include continuing to monitor elementary enrollment figures and having administrators provide suggestions for making accommodations at Pocopson Elementary School at the January work session.

Superintendent John C. Sanville has said that the district remains committed to four K-5 elementary schools, with each school providing the same experiences for its students.

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