That school is scheduled to open in September 2001. Once the schools open, sixth-graders will attend one of the two middle schools, Abbott said. Middle school classes averaged 25 students. The average state class size for grades eight and nine is about 22. School officials are quick to credit district parents for the passage of the referendum and for many of the students' achievements.
Parents are very, very involved and volunteerism here is alive and well.
While administrators concentrate on maintaining the quality of education, the Board of Education makes sure it keeps costs down. But due to an increase in property values throughout the township, property owners will not see a rise in their school taxes, Cindy Barr-Rague, district business administrator, said.