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Board votes to close Cook Literacy Model, adopt boundary map option 1 and surplus property
Summary
Following a facilities review and public input, the board approved closing Cook Literacy Model Elementary School at the end of the 2025'026 school year, approved residential boundary changes (Option 1) reassigning affected Cook addresses mainly to Ashley, Brunson and Kimberly Park, and voted to surplus the Cook property to pursue reuse options.
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education voted Oct. 28 to close Cook Literacy Model Elementary School at the end of the 2025'026 school year, immediately begin processes to surplus the property and adopt staff'recommended residential boundary Option 1.
Staff presented facility and enrollment data showing Cook's building (built 1950; major renovation in 1999 and renovations in 2019) has a capacity of about 500 students but a first-month ADM of 186, which staff said represents roughly 37% utilization. Rebuild cost estimates for an elementary replacement were presented at about $50 million. Staff recommended Option 1 for reassigning residentially zoned Cook students to three…
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