• Reduce Transitions:
Reduce one transition by creating K-5 elementary schools and two middle schools with grades 6, 7, and 8. One middle school will remain at the current location on North 17th Street. The other middle school will be in the current intermediate school building on Hague Road. Each school would have 1,090 students (based on current enrollment). Fifth-grade students from the intermediate school would return to the elementary schools to create K-5 elementary programs. Plan includes the option of all-day kindergarten.

K-5	6-8	9	10-12
Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	NHS Freshman Campus	NHS Main Campus

• Increase classroom space: Elementary:
By 2012 we will need 28 classrooms for the return of the 5th grade program to the elementary schools and at least 14 additional classrooms for full-day kindergarten and to accommodate growth.
• Close Forest Hill and build a larger school (gain 7 classrooms)
• Add space to North, Stony Creek, Hazel Dell, and White River (gain 23 classrooms)
• Acquire Tri-County Education Center building at Hinkle Creek (gain 22 classrooms)

• Increase and enhance classroom space
Middle Schools:

• NIS - Convert existing space into science labs, add outdoor PE/athletic fields, gymnasium, locker rooms
• NMS - Remodel for safety and security