(La Porte, IN) - A timeline has been established for closing Lincoln Elementary school in La Porte.

 

Beginning next school year, students who would normally attend Lincoln Elementary will be divided between Riley, Hailmann, and Handley Elementaries. Under the timeline, new district boundaries will be established this coming January, while transportation zones will be finalized in March.

The suggested timeline is available for review by the public on the school corporation website.

 

La Porte Schools Superintendent Dr. Sandra Wood told the school board this week that any changes to the current schedule will be updated as it further evolves throughout the remainder of the school year.

 

“We expect there to be additional items added.  Our stakeholder groups can reference that as we move through,” she said.

 

At this time, plans are to have everything finalized by May.  The Lincoln School building will become the site for the districtwide pre-school program. 

 

The decision for the move stems from a need to reduce operating expenses as a result of declining revenue during more than a decade of gradual reductions in student enrollment throughout the school corporation.