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Upper Darby officials delay decision on Charles Kelley School, set April 29 vote on 2025-26 closure
Summary
Superintendent Daniel McGarry told the school board the district is negotiating a lease extension and will consider keeping Charles Kelley Elementary open for the 2025-26 school year; the board scheduled a vote for April 29, 2025 on whether to close the school at the end of 2025-26.
Superintendent Daniel McGarry told the Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors on Feb. 11 that the board has asked the administration and the district solicitor to negotiate a possible lease extension for Charles Kelley Elementary School and to consider keeping the school open for the 2025-26 school year. McGarry said the board will vote on the question during its April 29, 2025 public meeting; the vote will consider whether to close Charles Kelley at the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year rather than the 2024-25 school year.
Why it matters: the possible closure would trigger redistricting that the…
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