April 7 , 2022 The Beacon • 13
River View makes decision about reconfiguring
By Jen Jones
For the last several months , River View Local School District has been holding meetings to talk about reconfiguring the district . Fewer students and the age of many of the elementary buildings have posed a problem for many years , and the time has come to make decisions no one wanted to make .
According to Chuck Rinkes , superintendent of River View , the plan that was chosen will send all pre-kindergarten through second grade to Warsaw Elementary , grades 3-6 to the junior high building with one grade in modular buildings and grades 7-8 to the high school .
“ This plan was chosen because of the size and rooms available in the high school and junior high ,” Rinkes said . “ We
“ They can expect the commitment to excellence that has been a trademark at River View Local School District for a long time .”
will be using these buildings for many years to come . These are the two youngest buildings in our district . They are both sitting at half capacity . We need to utilize the square footage in these buildings more than we are . This plan will go into effect the summer of 2023 for the 2023-24 school year .”
For the 2022-23 school year , Rinkes said parents can expect a lot of communication , from both the building and district level . He said information about the move and dates for open houses will be shared .
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— superintendent of River View , Chuck Rinkes commitment to excellence that has been a trademark at River View Local School District for a long time . And most importantly , they can expect a teaching staff and a district that will continue to build relationships with their students and families ,” Rinkes said .
Before making this decision , River View sent out parent surveys to get the opinion of the families in the district . Only 360 surveys were completed .
“ We held 31 different meetings to get the word out about the reconfiguration ideas being presented . We would have liked to have seen better attendance and more participation in our meetings . But we also posted a taped version of the community meeting online , which was watched 148
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Rinkes also shared a ballpark figure of $ 300,000 in savings per year by closing Keene and Conesville elementary schools .
“ It could be much more if we are able to be more efficient with resources once we reduce our footprint ,” Rinkes said .
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