Board Holds Information Session Regarding the Future of Elkins Park

The CSD Board of School Directors convened for an information session regarding the future of Elkins Park School on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in-person and via video conferencing.

Following a review of the timeline of board actions discussing and impacting the Elkins Park School facility, Superintendent Dr. Brian Scriven presented the administration’s recommendation to the board that the Elkins Park School be closed at the conclusion of this school year and the district be reconfigured to include kindergarten through fifth grade elementary schools, a sixth through eighth grade middle school and a ninth through 12th grade high school.  This recommendation matches the recommendation made, and approved by the board, that the district pursue construction projects at Glenside Elementary School and Cedarbrook Middle School to accommodate this reconfiguration. As a result, at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, rising fifth graders will remain in their elementary schools, and rising sixth graders would move to the Modulars currently located on the site of the Elkins Park School under the Cedarbrook Middle School umbrella. The Empowerment Program in Cheltenham (EPIC) will move to a leased space, if available, or remain in the Modulars with a smaller footprint. The rest of the presentation included information related to elementary school enrollment, the impact on staff, and the costs associated with the plan. 

As required by a law, the next step in the school closure process is to hold a public hearing to provide a more detailed presentation to the community and a period for the community to share or submit comments. A legal notice will be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. At least three months after the date of the hearing, the board will vote on the final administrative recommendation.
 

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