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He said up until about eight or nine years ago, Southport and Perry Meridian middle schools both had sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students.

The hope expressed by those in favor of the proposal is the switch would increase ISTEP test scores as well as separate a group of students perceived as being at a much different stage in their physical and mental development than the teenagers in seventh and eighth grades.īohannon said Perry Township Schools made the decision to create two sixth-grade academies, one for Southport and one for Perry Meridian, for many of the same reasons. Both middle schools currently have sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students. Bell-East Middle School and all seventh and eighth-grade students to the building that currently houses West Middle School.

The MSD of Martinsville has had two work sessions this month discussing the idea of moving all sixth-grade students to the building that currently houses Ronald K. “We definitely feel our students have benefited both academically and socially.” “I can only say from the Perry Township side, but we are pleased with the decision to create the academies,” said Robert Bohannon, assistant superintendent for career preparation.

While the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville considers reorganizing its middle schools to create a sixth-grade academy, Perry Township Schools in Indianapolis has been enjoying the benefits of two sixth-grade academies for some time.

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