Purpose

This report is to inform Formartine Area
Committee of the outcome of the statutory consultation process
regarding the closure of Easterfield School.

Content

The Committee noted the formal consultation
report and provided the following comments to the Education and
Children’s Services Committee:

1.   
It would be appropriate to reassign the catchment area to
Auchterless School, to retain a rural
setting and to maintain the school roll in Auchterless,

2.   
It was noted that the children who currently received school
transport to another school, following the closure of Easterfield School, would continue to do so, as
would their siblings if the family remained on the school roll,
however going forward any new admissions to an out of zone school
would not, and

3.   
The Council needs to pay attention to the utilities and fabric of
the empty building.