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Claymont board approves closure of Claymont Intermediate, realigns grades for 2026
Summary
The Claymont City School District Board of Education voted 3–1 on March 31 to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and reassign students: 8th graders to the high school, 4th–5th graders to the middle school, and 3rd graders to the elementary school.
The Claymont City School District Board of Education voted 3–1 on March 31, 2026, to approve a resolution closing Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and to realign grades across the district. Mr. Peters presented the resolution and the board approved it following a motion by Mrs. Host and a second by Ms. Campbell.
"Mr. Peters presented a resolution to consolidate schools by closing Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025-2026 school year and realign 8th graders to the High School, 4th and 5th to the Middle School, and 3rd graders to the Elementary," the public minutes record. The roll-call vote recorded Mrs. Host, yes; Ms. Campbell, yes; Mr. Peters, yes; and Mrs. Wolf, no; the motion carried.
Board members and district staff were noted as having reviewed building considerations and options earlier in the meeting; Superintendent Brian Rentsch is listed in the minutes as having reviewed those items but the public minutes do not include further implementation details, timelines, or budget figures. The minutes do not specify transition logistics for students, staffing changes, or any district-level mitigation steps; those details were not included in the publicly posted minutes for this special session.
The board adjourned the special meeting at 7:39 p.m. The minutes indicate the resolution passed and do not record a supplementary implementation plan in the public record. Further administrative steps or communications to families and staff were not specified in the minutes.
