On February 16th, Superintendent Eric Andrew provided the Governing Board with an update on preliminary progress with transforming Campbell Middle School (CMS) into a PreK-8 school.  The following is a list of key points.

What Work has the Transformation Team done?

1. Developing Guiding Principles
2. Developed an Internal Communication Structure
3. Developed an External Communication Structure
4. Toured the Campbell M.S. Facility
5. Developed a Transformation Team (TT) Meeting Calendar
6. Developed a Transformation Leadership Team (TLT) Meeting Calendar
7. Developed a Tentative Timeline

What are the Transformation Team milestones?

1.   In March: Select a Transformation Model

a.  “Pull Off the Band-Aid” Approach – Close the school

b.  Phase Out – Remaining grades permitted to promote to high school

c.  Phase In/Phase Out – Upper grades promote to high school; lower grades enrolled simultaneously

2.   March 23: Community Input Meeting (6:30 p.m. at Campbell Middle School)

3.   Late March: Visits to Existing K-8 Schools

4.   In April: Start Design/Theme

5.   May 23: Community Input Meeting (TBA)

6.   June 1: Plan Presented to the Board

For more details, please visit our School Transformation web page.