“All the buildings in the district are full,” Emmendorfer said. “We are filled to capacity.”
To accommodate the additional students, the district is renting the New McKendree United Methodist Church across the street from the elementary school.
The district is leasing the building for $45,916 per year. There are 105 students housed in the church with another 83 in the elementary.
The district brought in tables and cubbies to transform Sunday school classrooms to fit its needs, Emmendorfer said.
“It just works lovely for us,” said Bonnie Knowlan, South Elementary principal.
Students with mild to significant developmental delays, whether cognitive, physical, communicative, adaptive or emotional, receive priority. The district is required by law to provide education for students with disabilities when they turn 3. The preschool program was expanded in 2002 to also include students with mild development issues such as social anxiety or language problems.
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