Schools
Seventh Grade to Move into the High School
After months of discussion, the district is switching to a junior-senior high school model. As of next school year, the seventh grade will be taught at Hoboken High School.
As of the 2013-2014 school year, the seventh graders will move into Hoboken High School.
Rather than adopting a middle school model in the district — which was discussed last year — the district will adopt a junior-senior high school model.
The Hoboken Board of Education approved the measure on Tuesday night, during their monthly meeting.
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The School Board asked parents to fill out a survey and hosted an informational evening about the change.
While not all parents seemed on board with the idea of moving the seventh graders into the high school, Toback has argued that the high school will offer the students more resources.
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The seventh graders will not share the classroom with high schoolers. In an earlier interview, Toback described it as "a school within a school."
School Board Member Frances Rhodes-Kearns was the only one to vote "no" on the measure on Tuesday, saying that she is an advocate of the middle school model.
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