The facility itself plays a triple role dividing time and space among traditional church activities, public school classes and the Easter Seals program, said Craig Burkhard, principal. This is an experimental-type situation in terms of the physical space. The only down side is that we don't have the extensive outside physical education areas. More space needed Limited space restricts enrollment for the increasingly popular school. Already enrollment has outgrown the physical space at the church, and the school will add another grade level next fall.
Officials seek another downtown site that can accommodate the growth.
Options range from commercial space to building a new school, but nothing has been decided, Burkhard said. The school system plans to provide an expanded facility, confirmed Myrna Robinson, general director for Area 1, which includes the downtown elementary school and the Westshore Alliance choice school. But we'll certainly work with business groups to the extent that we financially can. We've made a long- term commitment to downtown. In today's economic world, many times both parents work.