TPS TRANSFORMATION PLAN

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, THE TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RELEASED NEW DETAILS ABOUT ITS PLANNED TRANSFORMATION. 
TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS FACING A $68 MILLION DEFICIT AND HAS ALREADY CUT MORE THAN 100 JOBS. NOW TPS IS ROLLING OUT ITS PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT MONEY PROBLEM, BUT THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING TO CLOSE OR REPURPOSE SOME SCHOOLS. IT PLANS TO SHIFT SEVERAL K THROUGH 8 BUILDINGS TO K THROUGH 6TH GRADE. STUDENTS WILL BE SHIFTED TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND BOWSER HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE TRANSITIONED INTO AN ARTS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY, PLUS START TIMES AND TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES COULD CHANGE. THE DISTRICT SAYS THE PLAN WILL SAVE ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.