Patch Poll: What Do You Think of BPS' 6-Year High School Idea?

BOSTON, MA — With enrollment down in Boston Public Schools' middle grades, one proposed response is axing middle schools altogether, lumping K6 into elementary and starting high school at 7th grade.

The Boston Globe reported the idea this week, first floated this summer by Boston Superintendent Tommy Chang.

According to the paper, "The shift could result in reshuffling thousands of seats in the seventh and eighth grades. Chang said the new configurations could boost the quality of education for seventh- and eighth-graders by concentrating support services in fewer schools."

We're curious what our readers think, particularly those of you with kids in those middle grades, or about to be. Let us know in the comments, or email alison.bauter@patch.com.

Chang told the paper BPS is currently gauging interest to see if the plan is viable.

“Right now, it’s just an inquiry," he said.

Read the full story in The Boston Globe here.

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