The Jefferson Parish School Board is considering closing and consolidating schools amid rapidly shrinking enrollment.
Following a consultant's report, Superintendent James Gray sent a letter to parents.
"Meyers Engineering/MGT Consulting presented the 2023 Infrastructure and Efficiency Plan to the Jefferson Parish School Board," he explained. "This plan expands opportunities for kids, maintains educator jobs, addresses staffing shortages and our aging facilities, and stabilizes our financial future."
The letter says the following schools will be impacted most significantly:
- Grace King High School students will be absorbed into Bonnabel High School and Riverdale High School
- Gretna Middle School students will be absorbed into Marrero Middle School and Livaudais Middle School
- G.T. Woods Elementary students will be absorbed into Bissonet Plaza Elementary School and Tom Benson School
- Helen Cox High School students will be absorbed into John Ehret High School, LW Higgins High School, and West Jefferson High School
- Joshua Butler Elementary students will be absorbed into Judge Lionel Collins Elementary, Isaac Joseph Elementary, and Truman School
- Mildred Harris Elementary students will be absorbed into Cherbonnier Elementary and Emmett Gilbert Elementary
- Washington Elementary students will be absorbed into Bunche Elementary
- Haynes Academy students will relocate to the Grace King High School campus
- Thomas Jefferson Academy students will relocate to the Gretna Middle School campus
- St. Ville Elementary students will be temporarily housed at Woodmere Elementary while a new school is being constructed
Gray says they also want to move forward with constructing new schools across Jefferson parish.
The plan puts in motion the construction of two new school campuses at the following sites:
-Bunche Elementary
- St. Ville Elementary
This plan also calls for the creation of one new PK-8 school:
- C.T. Janet Elementary (currently PK-5)
The School Board will vote on the plan April 5th.
"We will be posting Meyers Engineering/MGT Consulting's entire plan on our website," Gray said.
The information is set for posting Tuesday.