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Winona Area Public Schools board declines to rescind December elementary reconfiguration; motion fails 2-5
Summary
The Winona Area Public School District Board of Education voted down a motion to rescind its December decision to reconfigure the district's elementary schools, rejecting the rescind motion by a 5'2 margin after lengthy public comment and board debate.
The Winona Area Public School District Board of Education voted down a motion to rescind its December decision to reconfigure the district's elementary schools, rejecting the rescind motion by a 5-2 margin.
Director Martin Stickney moved to rescind the December vote and presented the measure after a public-comment period in which teachers and parents and other residents urged both for and against the proposal. After procedural debate, the board took a roll-call vote that produced two votes in favor of rescission and five opposed; the rescind motion therefore failed.
Supporters of the reconfiguration argued the plan addresses persistent inequities in class size and…
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