COMPLETING
THE VISION
SWL for Kids supports the Southwest Licking Board of Education’s plan to build a new 5th and 6th grade building on the main Watkins Rd campus, expand the academic wings of Watkins Memorial High School and enhance parking at that end of campus, and construct “The Spear,” a community training center and aquatic facility in partnership with the Licking County Family YMCA.
For more than a year, a special task force made up of community members, parents, teachers, community leaders, and others, has met to analyze the district’s facilities and enrollment projections to develop recommendations for the Board of Education.
In November, this task force formally recommended a facilities plan to the district that includes:
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A new building for grades 5 and 6 on the Watkins Rd. campus with access from Refugee Rd.
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An academic wing addition to Watkins Memorial High School, along with parking expansion around WMHS.
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A community training facility and aquatic center on district-owned land on the east side of Watkins Rd. through a public-private partnership between SWL and The YMCA.
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Reprogramming of the current Watkins Intermediate School into a K-4 elementary school.
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Reprogramming of Etna, Kirkersville, and Pataskala South Fork into K-4 elementary schools.
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Reprogramming of the current Watkins Middle School into a 7-8 Watkins Jr. High.
Once complete this plan would provide enough capacity for the district through future peak enrollment, according to enrollment projections by Woolpert.
PROJECT BREAKDOWN
REPROGRAMMING
Convert the current Watkins Intermediate building into an elementary school.
Convert 4 district elementary schools to house kindergarten thru 4th grade.
Convert the current Watkins Middle School to the traditional Junior High format of 7th and 8th grades.
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