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Superintendent proposes closing Northwest Middle School to free swing space for district modernization; board members voice concern
Summary
Superintendent Strickland recommended closing Northwest Middle School at the Douglas campus at the end of 2024–25 and relocating Andrew Langston Middle School to Douglas so Jefferson High School can be used as swing space. Board members expressed concern about disruption to students and communities; a final plan will return Feb. 27.
Superintendent Lesli Strickland told the Board of Education on Jan. 23 that the district needs additional “swing space” to proceed with phase 3 of its facilities modernization plan and recommended closing Northwest Middle School at the Douglas campus at the end of the 2024–25 school year.
Strickland said the Facilities Modernization Plan (FMP) called for Jefferson High School to serve as swing space during rehabilitation of several buildings, including school No. 9 (Martin Luther King Jr. School), Wilson Magnet High School, Edison East and the Douglas campus. Because Jefferson is currently…
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