Merger Update
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The tiny Crawfordsville School District is being
courted by two other districts interested in absorbing its staff
and 230 students through consolidation.
School board members met with the Marion School Board last night
and will meet with Earle officials next week.
Because it has fewer than 350 students, Crawfordsville must
consolidate under a new state law mandating mergers of 57 of the
state`s smallest districts. By voluntarily consolidating before an
April first deadline, the new district could benefit from an
incentive fund set up by the Legislature.
Lawrence Lanos, Crafordsville`s board president, says his
biggest concern is making sure any merger is as comfortable as
possible for students. He says the Crawfordsville district is
keeping an open mind about which neighbor to merge with.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
