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Moving forward From the cover
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The big picture
What happened
What's next
Carpenter Final-year enrollment: 507 Students sent to: Haggard, Hendrick, Schimelpfenig
668 approved intra-district transfers for impacted students Students impacted by school closures were given priority on requests to transfer schools within Plano ISD.
Facility Planning Committee, a group of 70 community members that was initially tasked with evaluating campus e ciencies and presenting the suggested consolidation plan to the board. “It was the most di cult volunteer role that I’ve had throughout my time with PISD,” she said. “This was uncharted territory for everyone involved, and it was a challenge. But it was executed as well as everyone could make it.”
PISD Chief Communications O cer Lesley Range-Stanton said that the district provided sup- port for students and families impacted, including open house and transition events. Existing and planned facility improvements for all receiving campuses “were more than adequate to support additional enrollment,” according to district o cials. Range-Stanton said PISD o ered positions to all employees from closed campuses, and “approxi- mately 85%” chose to stay with PISD. All four schools had “legacy committees,” tasked with preserving of the schools’ history. Laura Retta’s daughter was a sixth grader at Carpenter during its nal year, and she served on its legacy committee through 2024-25. “We just wanted to love on our school as much as we possibly could,” Retta said. “Carpenter was always a lower enrollment campus so [the closure] wasn’t completely unexpected, but because of that it was just such a tight-knit community.” Retta was also a member of the Long Range
As Plano ISD’s rst school year begins following the closure of four campuses, a new chapter is starting for impacted sta and families. Katy Crockett’s son Wyatt was a fourth grader for Davis Elementary’s last school year. Armstrong Middle, Carpenter Middle, Davis and Forman Elementary closed due to declining enrollment across the district. Wyatt transferred to Harrington Elementary for fth grade, and Crockett said that parents faced uncertainty over aspects of the transition to Harrington, including bussing. She added that parents have faced other challenges, such as long pickup and drop-o lines. “We’re moving on, but it feels like we’re in this constant adjustment period,” she said. “It’s frustrating for Davis parents coming in and not knowing how anything works.” Still, she added that Wyatt is “adjusting really well” to the change. “My son is making a ton of new friends—I see that as the silver lining,” she said. P L A N O P K W Y . DNT TOLL DNT TOLL WINDHAVEN PKWY.
All four closed campuses are currently being demolished. Armstrong, Davis and Forman were all bought by the city of Plano this summer. Forman is set to become a re station, while city sta will gather public input on use of the other two. PISD still owns Carpenter—the tennis courts and parking lot will remain open.
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Armstrong Final-year enrollment: 564 Students sent to: Bowman, Murphy, Otto
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Several alterations were made to Harrington Elementary to accommodate new students from closed campuses, including the district’s Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.
“We can take these community assets and ensure that they continue to be community assets.”
Davis Final-year enrollment: 329 Students sent to: Harrington, Saigling
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Visual alert and noti cation system
Forman Final-year enrollment: 542 Students sent to: Meadows, Memorial, Schell, Dooley, Stinson, Boggess, Miller
School library renovation (expected completion in October) Acoustical improvements to corridors, gym, cafeteria, PACE, art and music classroom Not comprehensive
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