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Baltimore school board shifts surplus dates, keeps Southeast middle building and votes to close Edgewood Elementary
Summary
At a long board meeting, commissioners amended Exhibit 6 of the 21st Century School Buildings Plan to change surplus dates for the Thurgood Marshall and Joseph C. Briscoe buildings, removed the Southeast Middle building from the surplus list, and voted to close and surplus Edgewood Elementary with rezoning to Gwynns Falls and Windsor Hills.
The Baltimore City School Board on Jan. 14 voted to amend Exhibit 6 of the district’s 21st Century School Buildings Plan, moving the planned surplus date of the Thurgood Marshall building to 2026 and swapping the Joseph C. Briscoe building onto the surplus list while removing the Southeast Middle building from that list. In a separate but related vote the board approved closing Edgewood Elementary and rezoning students to nearby Gwynns Falls Elementary and Windsor Hills Elementary-Middle for the 2025–26 school year.
The changes affect timing and use of physical space the district has used as swing or temporary locations during renovations. CEO Sonja Santelises told the board the shift of Thurgood Marshall’s surplus date reflects updated swing-space plans and construction schedules: “Furley is expected to move into its renovated building in summer 2025, and Vanguard will move in summer 2026,” she said, explaining the district will not need the Thurgood Marshall building for…
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