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Haywood County Schools revisits plan for innovative middle school, feasibility study and capital needs
Summary
Board discussed reviving an Innovative Middle School modeled on Haywood Early College, reviewed a $125,000 Dogwood grant reserved for planning, and heard a preliminary capital estimate of about $1 million to retrofit a Haywood Community College building for program expansion.
Haywood County Schools officials on Wednesday reopened discussion of an Innovative Middle School designed to mirror programs at Haywood Early College and to give middle‑grade students earlier exposure to college campus resources and career pathways. The board treated the idea as conceptual during a work session and did not take formal action.
Administrators said the board has $125,000 from a Dogwood grant that has not yet been spent and could be used to develop the middle‑school model, buy devices, or explore existing middle‑school programs elsewhere. Graham (last name not given), speaking for the district, said Haywood Community College’s board of trustees has expressed interest in exploring a partnership that could place the middle school on the HCC campus while moving Haywood Early College into a vacated HCC…
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