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Virginia Beach schools present options to convert tri campus to two-school model; administration recommends PreK–5
Summary
Administrators recommended converting the Diamond Springs/Newtown tri campus into two full PreK–5 schools, estimating capital work under $25 million and asking the school board for direction and community input before final decisions and rezoning.
The Virginia Beach School Division administration recommended on March 20 converting the tri campus into two PreK–5 elementary schools and asked the school board for direction and public engagement before finalizing a plan.
Melissa Ingram, executive director of facility services, and Dr. Melanie Hamblin, senior executive director of elementary schools, presented two options: (1) two full PreK–5 schools (their preferred recommendation) and (2) a split campus with PreK–1 at one building and grades 2–5 at the other. Dr. Hamblin said the PreK–5 model “provides stability, supporting students' social, emotional, and academic development” and…
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