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District proposes Pooler pre-K center and Bloomingdale K'8 in boundary update; board asks about safety and staffing
Summary
The district outlined boundary changes affecting western Chatham County that would create a Pooler Early Learning Center (pre-K), convert Bloomingdale to a phased K'8, shift several middle-school feeder patterns, and use East Blos s funds for construction; board members raised safety, staffing and timeline questions. (If approved in February, changes would take effect Aug. 2026.)
At the Jan. 14 meeting the district presented a transportation and attendance-boundary adjustment proposal that focuses on shortening student bus ride times, reducing inefficient routes and optimizing underused school capacity in western Chatham County.
Staff said the proposal would impact more than 300 students and could save 20 to 30 minutes per ride by eliminating some "double back" bus routes. The plan recommends using Pooler Elementary as a swing site to create a Pooler Early Learning Center dedicated to pre-K and transitioning Bloomingdale into a phased K'8 campus (adding one grade per year). Officials said families living in the Hunt Club neighborhood who currently attend New Hampstead K-8…
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