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Board members press for clearer timeline and funding for Woodville Tompkins improvements

Savannah-Chatham County Public Board of Education · January 15, 2026
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Board members raised concerns that Woodville Tompkins continues to function with middle-school infrastructure despite high-school programming needs and urged a clear strategic vision and timeline; staff said additional funds were identified after prior budgets and committed to a follow-up plan and updated timeline.

During the boundary and facilities discussion board member Dr. Howard Hall said Woodville Tompkins has been treated as a middle school despite functioning as a high school in many ways, and urged the board to set a clearer vision and timeline for capital work and athletics.

"There's no way possible that this school should still function in the body of a middle school," Dr. Howard Hall said, arguing the site lacks adequate athletic fields and other high-school facilities. Several board members said alumni desires, principal…

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