MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)- The Manitowoc school board unanimously voted to restructure the district schools Tuesday night.
The vote approves moving sixth graders to the existing junior high schools, which will now be considered Middle Schools.
Ninth graders would go to Lincoln High School and Elementary school would be Kindergarten through 5th grade.
District Superintendent Mark Holzman says the reason for the change comes down to enrollment.
“We thought our enrollment trend would stabilize a bit, but continued to lose kids, he told Fox 11. Maybe 20 a-year which isn’t huge for a 5,000 student population.”
He says however, ten years at that rate equals 200 students, so it was something that had to look at.
Holman said they needed to look at the issue internally to be most effective.
The changes will go into effect next school year.
