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Duval board workshop: draft master facilities plan proposes multiple consolidations and feeder‑pattern changes; community meetings set
Summary
Staff presented a draft 15‑year master facilities plan that would realign feeder patterns and consolidate or replace multiple schools to address underutilization and long‑term operating costs; consolidation impact reviews and public hearing dates were scheduled, and board members pressed for clearer sequencing, equity analyses and community outreach.
At a lengthy workshop session, district staff walked the board through the draft master facilities plan (MFP), a multi‑year strategy that updates feeder patterns, sequences capital projects and proposes targeted consolidations starting in the 2025–26 school year.
Members of the district’s planning team described the plan’s policy foundations (long‑range facility plan, consolidation impact review and boundary‑change/ACE procedures) and said they had updated recommendations after focus groups and a September 5 iteration. Staff listed proposed changes by feeder pattern, including Baldwin’s conversion to a 6–12 configuration, possible…
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