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Staff recommend converting Tri campus from three schools to two; board asked for direction
Summary
At a February 2025 school board workshop, staff recommended reconfiguring the Tri campus from three schools into two, preferring two pre-K–5 elementary schools. Staff said $25 million is set aside in the CIP and asked the board to give direction; no formal vote was taken.
School Board Chair Kathleen Brown convened an administrative workshop in February 2025 where staff recommended reconfiguring the Tri campus from three schools into two and asked the School Board for direction.
Dr. Melanie Hamblin, senior executive director of elementary schools, told the board the division’s interdepartmental team overwhelmingly recommended creating two pre-K–5 campuses to promote stability, reduce student transitions and allow teachers to provide sustained, individualized support. “Using the pre-K–5 model, our most preferred recommendation allows students to stay in one school, providing stability that supports social and emotional development,” Dr. Hamblin said.
The recommendation is framed by an existing capital allocation: $25,000,000 is currently set aside in the division’s capital improvement plan…
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