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Board coalesces around 4BR/Benton-Central consolidation; will present single plan for Monday vote
Summary
After extended debate over enrollment, capacity and finances, a majority of board members said they will present the 4BR (Benton-Central) high school consolidation plan at the regular board meeting Monday and will move to rescind the prior vote during that open meeting.
An unnamed school board work session ended with members agreeing to advance a single high school consolidation option — known in board materials as 4BR (the Benton-Central option) — to the regular meeting on Monday, where the board will formally consider rescinding a prior action and hold a final vote.
Board members spent the meeting weighing two competing consolidation road maps, repeatedly citing declining enrollment in St. Joseph and trade-offs between building closures and staffing. "The core reasons...have everything to do with St. Joseph shrinking enrollment and staffing challenges," said Speaker 3,…
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