LIVERPOOL — Over the last three years, the Liverpool Central School District has been planning and implementing its Education 2020 initiative, which consists of re-configuring grade levels and school buildings. With these changes, the Liverpool CSD can offer more opportunities and support for students by better using available resources created by a steady decline in enrollment over the past three decades.
In September, the district implemented the first phase of the Education 2020 initiative by relocating the current Liverpool High School freshman class to the LHS main building.
Stage Two of the initiative will be implemented in September 2022. The district has established a new set of boundaries based on a quadrant system. Redrawing the boundaries provides a better balance related to enrollment, programs and staff. Each quadrant will be made up of a K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 building. All students in grades 9-12 will attend Liverpool High School. Visit liverpool.k12.ny.us/education-2020/index to view the full School Boundaries map.
The quadrants and their buildings will be:
• Chestnut Quadrant: Donlin Drive Elementary (K-2), Chestnut Hill Elementary (3-5), Chestnut Hill Middle (6-8)
• Liverpool Quadrant: Long Branch Elementary (K-2), Liverpool Elementary (3-5), Liverpool Middle (6-8)
• Morgan Quadrant: Elmcrest Elementary (K-2), Morgan Road Elementary (3-5), Morgan Road Middle (6-8)
• Soule Quadrant: Willow Field Elementary (K-2), Soule Road Elementary (3-5), Soule Road Middle (6-8)
The Liverpool Central School District uses a “Street Code Book” to help it determine where students should attend school. The Street Code Book is used only as a guide, and the district can place students at another school if there is no room for additional students at a particular grade level in a particular school.
To determine which schools your children will attend beginning in September 2022, download the street code book at liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/student-services/school-boundaries/.
New opportunities
The reconfiguration will allow the district to provide more opportunities for students and staff, including mental health support, reading support, English as a New Language (ENL) support, instructional resources, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) opportunities; Career Technical Education (CTE) opportunities and professional development. Overall, the adjustments were made so that the district can best meet the needs of our students.
At the K-2 level, specific opportunities will include:
- Focus on an uninterrupted English Language Arts (skills and knowledge) and math blocks
- Time for teams of teachers to meet to review student data and plan
- ENL services will be provided to students at all four K-2 buildings
- Three reading teachers will be assigned to each K-2 building
At the 3-5 level, specific opportunities will include:
- Focus on an uninterrupted English Language Arts (skills and knowledge) and math blocks
- Time for teams of teachers to meet to review student data and plan
- 3-5 ENL programs will be provided in the Chestnut and Morgan Road quadrants
- Two reading teachers will be assigned to each 3-5 building
- Grade 5 teachers will departmentalize: Math, English Language Arts, Science & Social Studies
At the 6-8 level, specific opportunities will include:
- Daily Response to Intervention time for students built into the schedule
- Common planning time for core teachers
- 6-8 ENL programs will be provided in the Chestnut and Morgan Road quadrants
Students will be scheduled for five encore classes throughout the school year: art, family and consumer science (FACS), health, music, and technology. These electives will support students with a pathway in high school.
Another opportunity at the middle school level, are new pathway electives that include food tech (FACS), entrepreneurship (FACS), future educators, studio arts (fine arts), theater (fine arts), music production (fine arts), material processing (technology), robotics (technology) and media arts (technology). In addition, new high school CTE programs and/or post-secondary opportunities will be offered in drone technology, business administration, media arts, early childhood education, hospitality and international foods, and pre-apprenticeship for trades.
Info sessions in spring 2022
The district anticipates hosting four Education 2020 informational events for families in mid- to late-spring 2022. Dates and times will be shared with families when they are finalized.
In addition, the district has posted information regarding these updates on its website. To learn more, visit liverpool.k12.ny.us/education-2020/index.
