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St. Joseph school board narrows facilities options, schedules public hearing before Nov. 24 decision
Summary
The St. Joseph School Board reviewed a revised facilities recommendation (Plan 2R) with projected staff impacts and $2.32 million next-year savings, debated re-opening Plan 7B under a four-middle-school model, and agreed to a public hearing Wednesday and a Nov. 24 board vote.
The St. Joseph School Board on Saturday reviewed a revised facilities and district reorganization recommendation and agreed to hold a public hearing Wednesday, followed by a special meeting, before taking a final vote at its Nov. 24 board meeting.
Doctor McGinnis, introducing the item, summarized the sequence of prior votes and public comment and said administration’s current recommendation is a revised "Plan 2" (Plan 2R). "Our recommendation at the October board meeting was 7 b," he said, and presented Plan 2R to show how a two-high-school model would work if the board chose it instead.
Administration staff walked the board through feeder patterns and boundary edits. Mister Kelly explained that moving Ellison to the Truman/Central path lowers Lafayette's projected enrollment and adjusts which elementary schools feed particular middle schools; presenters warned that Spring Garden appears tight…
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