Two Walled Lake Schools Closing Next Year

It has been announced that two Walled Lake Consolidated Schools will be closing at the end of the current (2011-2012) school year: Maple Elementary School and Twin Beach Elementary School. Both of these schools are located in West Bloomfield Township. The district will be establishing new school boundaries, so that the children currently attending these schools will be assigned to one of the other elementary schools before the 2012-2013 school year.

The district hired Plante Moran CRESA to complete a Facilities Utilization Study. It was determined that many Walled Lake elementary schools are being underutilized due to lack to students in the schools. It was also projected that many families will be moving out of the area over the next several years, therefore even more children will be leaving the schools. More information regarding the study by Plante Moran can be found here.

Although this is unfortunate for the parents, students and teachers involved, it is a necessary action to ensure there is adequate funding for the remaining schools to meet the academic needs of our students.