Shoreham to send K-5 students to Bridport next fall

The ACSD board on Monday voted 8-1 in favor of a plan to blend Shoreham’s kindergarten through 5th-grade students into Bridport Central School beginning next fall, and convert Shoreham Elementary School into a district Pre-K hub.

The ACSD board on Monday conducted its first review of a plan to educate both the Shoreham and Bridport K-5 student populations at Bridport Central School beginning next fall.

Bridport and Shoreham residents are being asked to weigh in on a potential plan to educate K-5 children in a single elementary school.

The Addison Central School District is putting together a working group to further develop a plan to combine the Bridport and Shoreham K-5 student populations to assure them single-grade classroom instruction, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Bridport’s and Shoreham’s elementary schools will both remain open for the next school year serving their own local children with multi-age classrooms.

For the first time, elementary schools in both Bridport and Shoreham are slated to offer all multi-grade classrooms beginning this fall. It’s a product of declining enrollment and an Addison Central School District policy stipulating a minimum of 10 stude … (read more)

Lashawn Whitmore-Sells likes just about everything about her new gig as Shoreham Elementary School principal — even her hour-long commute.

Some folks don’t pick a career until they’re long-done with schooling. Tracy Longchamp made her decision while attending elementary school.

Heather Raabe, principal of Cornwall’s Bingham Memorial Elementary School, has confirmed she’ll be stepping down at the end of this academic year.

Matthew Brankman, principal of Bridport Central and Shoreham Elementary schools, will step down at the end of this academic year.

Shoreham Elementary School Principal Andy Johnson on June 16 resigned after just one year on the job.

Addison Central School District officials are urging vigilance and voluntary compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols — rather than mandatory masking and other restrictions — in the wake of recent, major coronavirus case spikes at three of the district’s … (read more)

Shoreham Elementary School Principal Michael Lenox will step down at the end of this academic year in order to find another job that will give him more direct interaction with students.

SHOREHAM — Due to staffing challenges, the Shoreham Elementary School will be moving to fully remote learning beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, according to an email from Principal Michael Lenox. The decision was made in response to an increase i … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Shoreham residents are joining a chorus of Ripton and Weybridge voices expressing concern their local elementary school could become a casualty of consolidations plans being explored by the Addison Central School District (ACSD) Board. The boar … (read more)