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Superintendent says Independence Elementary "is not safe," pitches roughly $4M renovation
Summary
Grayson County Schools Superintendent Kelly Wilmore asked the board to support plans to remove a trailer, add four classrooms and expand the cafeteria at Independence Elementary School, estimating the project at approximately $4M and saying he will pursue grant funding.
Kelly Wilmore, superintendent of Grayson County Public Schools, presented plans for Independence Elementary School at the Feb. 12 meeting and urged the board to support substantial repairs and additions.
Wilmore told the board the school "is not safe," proposed removing the trailer to the left of the school, adding four classrooms and extending the cafeteria, and said the total cost for the project is "approximately $4M." He said the district plans to apply for grant funding and offered to show board members around the school so they could see conditions firsthand.
School officials noted the cafeteria space is tight and that the additions would address overcrowding; no formal funding commitment or vote occurred at the meeting, and Wilmore presented the plan as an item the district will pursue through grants and board support.
