Boston Public Schools is doubling down on its efforts to revamp the school district with a series of proposed changes.
The district faces persistent declining enrollment at stand-alone middle schools that serve grades six to eight. Laura Perille, interim superintendent of BPS, said the district will add sixth-graders to 17 elementary schools, which includes five schools in South Boston and Dorchester.
BPS middle school enrollment “has declined by about 1,800 students over the past six years, and that’s after the number of middle schools dropped from 18 to six in about a 10-year period,” Perille said.