New boundaries OKd for Austintown elementaries

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown school board members approved new boundary lines Tuesday for next year’s four elementary school buildings, and learned the ramifications of opening the district to open enrollment.

By a 5-0 vote, the board approved a map that redistributes the 203 children currently attending Davis Elementary in the northeast part of the township to three other buildings.

Board members voted March 10 to close Davis Elementary at the end of the current school year to save money.

The new map involves sending 35 Davis children to Lloyd Elementary on the west side of the township, 89 to Watson Elementary in the center of the township and 79 to Woodside Elementary on the eastern side.

No current students at Lloyd, Woodside or Watson would be required to change buildings because of the plan.

The only change for Lynn Kirk Elementary to the south would be the possible addition of special education students from Davis Elementary, Heuer said. He didn’t know how many children are in that countywide program.

The consolidation plan involves sending two Davis teachers to Lloyd, three to Watson and three to Woodside. Two other current Davis teachers plan to retire.

Parents of the moving children will be notified of their child’s building assignment in about a month, Superintendent Doug Heuer said after the meeting.

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