![]() We’ll make it work.”ĭistrict officials have brought up the idea of closing Evans during budget talks for the past few years, citing a steadily declining enrollment and the potential of a $1.4 million savings in the budget. “The bottom line is, this will strengthen our school district for the future,” he said. He said that the budget forecast indicates a $500,000 shortage each year, indicating that class size is the next thing to go.Ĭlosing Evans, Scavelli said, would allow the district to maintain smaller class sizes, instructional programs and allow the use of generated banked cap and rental income from Evans to cover district costs through 2020-21. said.Īccording to a presentation by Scavelli at Thursday night’s meeting, not closing Evans would have a lasting impact on the budget potentially resulting in larger class sizes and a reduction in programs by the 2020-21 school year. In addition, a $686,000 school district budget referendum was taken off the table at Thursday night’s school board meeting, partially as the result of the township’s decision to fully fund the cost of police officers in each of the district’s nine schools, Superintendent John Scavelli Jr. Plans call for the school to close by the 2017-18 school year with declining enrollment driving the decision, officials said. Evans School at its meeting Thursday night.īy a 6 to 3 votes, the school board decided to follow the recommendation of its administration despite concerns raised by the community, including parents and the mayor, about shuttering the school on Route 73. The Evesham Board of Education voted to close Florence V. ![]()
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