GARDEN GROVE : Schools to Reopen, Borders to Change
To alleviate classroom crowding, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board has approved a plan to reopen three schools and change attendance boundaries for several intermediate and elementary campuses.
Under the new plan, adopted last week, more than 1,600 students will start school in September at a new campus.
The changes were prompted by a surge in enrollment, which will add about 1,100 students to the district next year. Total enrollment is expected to surpass 41,000 students, said district spokesman Alan Trudell.
The district will reopen its Walton campus at 12821 Buaro St. as an intermediate school and the Peters campus at 13162 Newhope St. as an elementary school. The third site, Brookhurst School, at 9821 Catherine Ave., is expected to reopen by February for grades K-6. Walton will serve only seventh-graders during its first year. The campus will add eighth grade the next year.
Schools that will be affected by the boundary changes include Stanley, Mitchell, Excelsior, Woodbury, Zeyen, Stanford, Hazard, Russell and Allen elementary schools, and Ralston and Doig intermediate schools.
The district covers most of Garden Grove as well as portions of Santa Ana, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Cypress, Stanton and Anaheim.
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