Repurposing portion of the Building a Better Future plan
Over the last several months, the district’s Building a Better Future plan shared that an elementary school would be repurposed to serve pre-kindergarten grades, enrichment and community-based programming needs. After much research and consideration, Crest View Elementary School has been chosen to be repurposed. This means Crest View’s students and staff will be moving schools in fall 2025 – the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Presentations, flyers and other informational materials
- School Preview Nights family flyer (Español, Lus Hmoob, Tiếng Việt, Soomaali) first shared Aug. 28. Note events Sept. 24 at Edinbrook, Sept. 25 at Zanewood and Sept. 26 at Fair Oaks.
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Overview family flyer (Español, Lus Hmoob, Tiếng Việt, Soomaali) first shared April 2024
- Family presentation slides and YouTube video on April 4
- Letter mailed to family households on April 5
- Supt. Dr. Hiel video to students on April 5
- Principal Webster video to students on April 5
- Staff presentation slides on April 2
- Overview staff flyer first shared April 2024
June 2025. This means Crest View will continue to have elementary programming next school year – the 2024-25 school year. Current Crest View staff and students will begin their new journeys at transferring schools in September 2025 – the start of the 2025-26 school year.
There are three schools that current Crest View families can choose to transfer to in the fall of 2025: Edinbrook Elementary School, Fair Oaks Elementary School and Zanewood Community: A STEAM School. Families can get a quick glance of each of these schools via eb.district279.org, fo.district279.org and zw.district279.org. The best way to learn about these schools is to attend the preview night in late September 2024 or schedule an individual tour.
No, some of the school times are different from what’s currently in place at Crest View. Current start times for the three transferring schools are:
*Edinbrook Elementary School is 8:50 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
*Fair Oaks Elementary School is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
*Zanewood Community: A STEAM School is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Yes. Families that choose one of the three fall 2025 transferring schools will receive free transportation services. This will remain in place until 2024-25 Crest View students reach fifth grade at their transferring school. Note: Transportation services in middle and high school would follow established practices. Many times this is dependent on a family’s home address.
Before and after school care will be offered via the Community Education Kidstop program. Edinbrook Elementary School is the host site for a few schools in the area, including Fair Oaks Elementary School and Zanewood Community: A STEAM School. Families who sign up their student for a consistent schedule contract receive transportation to and from their student's school. In this instance, that would be for families that choose Fair Oaks and Zanewood. Of course, parents/caregivers are still responsible for dropping off their student in the morning and picking them up in evening.
Families must complete a Choice School Transfer Form for each of their current Crest View students and any kindergarteners scheduled to begin at Crest View this fall (2024-25 school year). The form will be available Oct. 1, 2024, which will be just a few days after the school preview night at transferring schools.