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Brevard officials discuss possible consolidation of Cape View and Roosevelt elementary schools; Cape Canaveral offers partnership
Summary
Brevard Public Schools staff presented WXY study data showing low enrollment and high per-student facility costs at Cape View and Roosevelt, and proposed consolidating Cape View into Roosevelt. City of Cape Canaveral officials urged delay and offered to explore funding and housing strategies before a Jan. 20 public hearing.
Brevard Public Schools staff on Jan. 6 described a proposal to close Cape View Elementary and move its students to nearby Roosevelt Elementary, citing long-term enrollment declines and a district-wide facilities study.
Superintendent Mark Rendell said the district engaged consulting firm WXY in 2024 to evaluate building utilization, condition and costs across 86 schools. "We are using our facilities at a 69% utilization rate," Rendell said, and identified Cape View at roughly 47% utilization and Roosevelt at about 46%. Rendell said each school costs about $5,000,000 a year to operate while generating roughly $2.5 million in funding, noting: "So combined, it's a $5,000,000 deficit annually." He told the joint Brevard–Cape Canaveral workshop that, if approved, consolidation would take effect for the 2026–27 school year after a public hearing scheduled for Jan. 20, 2026.
The proposal, as explained by staff, would close Cape View, rezone those students to Roosevelt and provide transportation. Rendell said teacher units "follow the students" under district…
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