Recap: District Ready To Pull Plug on Two Schools

Thursday is judgement day for the West Islip School District. 

Superintendent Rick Simon will announce the Board of Education's decision on which two elementary schools will close for the 2012-13 school year.  

The decision that will be presented at BOE's monthly meeting Thursday night starting at 8 p.m.  

The thought of closing schools first became public at the district study group hearing in late October. Then, Simon presented a packed auditorium with several closure options and how much each would save the district.  

After consideration from the BOE, the school closing options were reduced to four, which were presented Nov. 10 at a public meeting. It wasn't until a meeting on Nov. 30 that the BOE ultimately chose the option that would close two elementary schools, and would save the district an estimated $2.4-$3.2 million.  

Below are links to all WI Patch school closing coverage:

:  A look at schools by the numbers

:  School District reveals even more in-depth information about each school.