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Craven County Board authorizes review of Graham Barton Elementary; public urges preservation of West Street School
Summary
The Craven County Board of Education voted unanimously to let Superintendent Wayne Cheeseman begin a formal school‑closing procedure for Graham Barton Elementary to gather data on enrollment, capacity and costs; public speakers urged preservation of the historic West Street (F.R. Daniels) School and asked for community hearings.
The Craven County Board of Education on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize Superintendent Wayne Cheeseman to initiate a school‑closing procedure for Graham Barton Elementary, a discovery step that will gather enrollment, facility condition, transportation and budget data but is not a decision to close the school.
Cheeseman told the board that the district has a standard school‑closing procedure from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and outlined a tentative timeline: data collection the week of Feb. 23, a draft closing‑procedure summary the week of March 2, public informational meetings in mid‑ to late‑March, a published questions‑and‑answers summary in mid‑April and a tentative decision the week of April 11. "My recommendation to…
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