The improvement for student learning became a secondary issue.

Really what this is about is working with teachers to talk about issues of consistency within the curriculum and more power to engage kids.

The new school would have a buffer zone and limited places people can enter and exit.

We learned some really great things (from having small schools) about how to set up the configuration of the school.

Every hundred feet- there's fifteen different places students can hide or exit the campus.

Grouping makes tackling things like attendance more manageable.