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Parents and teachers contest planned school moves; board and administration say some moves already approved
Summary
Community members, teachers and students raised concerns about proposed moves — including Mark Twain/Wedgwood and consolidating STEAM middle and high schools — over space, class size, student experience and scheduling; the board and administration said some location decisions were already approved while other details remain in development.
Several parents, teachers and students told the board they fear the district’s planned school consolidations and building reassignments will harm instruction, school culture and student opportunities.
Public speakers at the board meeting urged the trustees to reconsider or to provide more specifics about multiple reconfiguration plans the administration is advancing. Topics included a previous decision to move Mark Twain students (speakers said the board had taken action to move Mark Twain; a student speaker, Fancy Hancock, said she appreciated the decision), a proposed relocation of some Wedgwood programs, and a plan to combine STEAM middle school and STEAM High School in the same…
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