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School staff favor converting Eastside to grades 6–8; board asks for focused feasibility data
Summary
Principals and staff presented facility audits and a staff survey that favored converting Eastside to a middle school; trustees asked supervisors to return with updated routing, capacity and CDC/special‑education implications before recommending finance options to county commissioners.
Cannon County school principals and staff on Monday walked trustees through classroom capacity limits, shared‑use constraints and staff preferences as the district evaluates where to locate a middle school.
Mister Dustin, who presented a room‑by‑room audit, said many staff and support spaces are improvised: “He is in a closet in the CTE Room,” Dustin said of the school resource officer’s workspace, and he noted the nurse is currently located “in the closet in the art room.” The audit lists specific room sizes (for example, a CTE room of roughly 520 square feet and a social‑studies room about 500 square feet) and highlights shared spaces such as gym and cafeteria scheduling conflicts.
Miss Julie, who led the session, summarized…
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