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Board sets East Arcadia School closing for June 30, 2026
Summary
The school board voted to set June 30, 2026, as the closing date for East Arcadia School after members debated allowing an extra year to coordinate with Clarkton School of Discovery and ease the transition for students and staff.
The board voted to set June 30, 2026, as the closing date for East Arcadia School after a brief discussion and a motion on the floor. Chair (transcript_label S3) called for the vote and declared the motion carried.
A committee member (transcript_label S2) moved that the school close at the end of the 2627 school year (spoken in the record as “2627”), arguing the district should "give the students a little bit of time" to adjust and allow coordination with Clarkton School of Discovery on repairs and staffing before students are transported there. The motion was seconded (recorded as “mister Davis” in the transcript). The administration representative (transcript_label S1) said the administration would follow the board's direction but warned that postponing the decision further into the school year would make implementation more challenging, saying the administration was "at the board's pleasure."
The chair first asked members to indicate their votes by raising their hands; the transcript records the chair declaring the motion carried but does not provide a clear roll-call or numerical tally. The chair later restated the closing date as June 30, 2026, and again announced the motion carried. No formal vote counts or a recorded roll-call appear in the transcript.
After the vote the chair moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and the meeting concluded.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript: the record does not indicate a timeline for notifying families, staff reassignments, or details of how Clarkton School of Discovery will absorb East Arcadia students.
