ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks skˈuːl jˈɪɹ, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ˌoʊvɚkɹˈaʊdɪŋ ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkts tˈuː pɹˈaɪmɚɹi skˈuːlzwˈɪljəm fˈɑːstɚ ænd ˈɛlmwʊd, ðə ɡˈɑːɹfiːld ˌeɪtʃtˌiːˈɛs sˈɪɾi skˈuːl bˈoːɹd vˈoʊɾᵻd tə ɹɪˈoʊpən mˈeɪpəl lˈiːf skˈuːl æz ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət skˈuːl.
In the 1996 school year, citing overcrowding in the districts two primary schools-William Foster and Elmwood, the Garfield Hts City School board voted to reopen Maple Leaf School as an Intermediate school.