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I am not in favor of closing Gorton and /or Aldrich Junior High. I was in favor of the middle school model.... but after much research, have found that moving students from elementary (Gr. 5 or 6) to middle school causes significant drop in academic achievement. Effects are large--for both Math and English and persist through grade 8. AND there is little evidence that placing elemenary students into middle school during adolescense is cost-effective. Many studies have actually stated that having a grade K thru 8 school model is the best way to go. So with Warwick Schools' other option, increasing enrollment/combing schools,causing overcrowding and larger class sizes, neither option would benefit our students. Our current situation is fine the way it is. Don't close any junior high --it's THE BEST option for our Warwick students!

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