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West Orange board unveils plan to reorganize middle schools into three 6–8 campuses to save money and boost continuity
Summary
Superintendent Hayden Moore and district leaders proposed converting to three neighborhood 6–8 middle schools (Edison, Liberty, Roosevelt) to improve academic continuity and realize roughly $1.5 million in transportation savings over three years, part of a broader effort to close a multi‑million dollar budget gap.
Superintendent Hayden Moore told the West Orange Board of Education on April 28 that the district will move to a three‑school 6–8 middle‑school model to strengthen academic alignment and reduce costs. “The 6‑7‑8 middle school model is sound both academically and fiscally,” Moore said, describing the plan as a response to enrollment shifts and a district budget shortfall.
District leaders said the academic case rests on three years of continuous staff teams, earlier interventions for struggling learners and better vertical alignment into high school. Felix Plata, the district’s world‑language supervisor, framed the change as part of a broader effort to give students sustained supports: the model “strengthens our ability to align instruction to identify needs…
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