Fayette Co. planning school for struggling students
By Jim Warren - jwarren@herald-leader.com The Fayette County Public Schools plan to open a new school next August aimed at middle and high school students who are struggling with learning in traditional settings.
The Fayette County Board of Education will vote on the proposal Monday night. An official name for the school will be picked later.
The new facility, which will be located in the old Linlee School building on Georgetown Road, is not intended for students who have been in disciplinary trouble. Instead it would serve youngsters "who need a different structure in order to succeed," said Mike McKenzie, the school district's director of high schools.
"We know there are kids who are not being successful in the traditional school setting, but they don't always demonstrate that lack of success by acting out," McKenzie said. "We need to provide something different for them to be successful."
Similar schools are operated by other districts, including the Jessamine County Schools.
Parents will be able to apply for their children to attend the Lexington school, which would open for the 2009-2010 school year with 50 students. The plan is for enrollment eventually to reach about 200.
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