CSD Board Votes to Close Elkins Park School

At a special legislative meeting on Tuesday, May 27, the CSD Board of School Directors voted unanimously to close the Elkins Park School, which houses the district’s fifth and sixth graders. According to the feasibility study the district commissioned, Elkins Park School has outlasted its “useful life.” 

Under the plan Administration put forth, rising fifth graders would remain in elementary schools for the 25-26 school year. The Empowerment Program in Cheltenham (EPIC) would move into the new wing of Elkins Park School (built in 1991). Rising sixth graders would move to the modulars for the 25-26 school year, and sixth grade only will remain there for 26-27 school year. Rising sixth graders would move to Cedarbrook for the 27-28 school year.

As a result of the grade reconfiguration, Cedarbrook will receive a 19-classroom addition, and Glenside will add six classrooms and expanded parking.

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