Claymont Board votes to close Claymont Intermediate, realign grades

The Claymont City Board of Education on March 31 approved a resolution to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and to realign grade assignments across district buildings. Mr. Peters presented the resolution; Mrs. Host moved to approve and Ms. Campbell seconded. On a roll call vote, Mrs. Host and Ms. Campbell voted yes, Mr. Peters voted yes and Mrs. Wolf voted no. The motion carried.

The resolution directs that current 8th-grade students will attend the high school, 4th- and 5th-grade students will be assigned to the middle school, and 3rd-grade students will be assigned to the elementary school beginning with the 2026–2027 school year (the transcript states 'at the end of the 2025-2026 school year'). The transcript and the district minutes do not specify enrollment counts, projected budget impacts or an implementation timeline beyond the stated effective school year; those details were not provided in the public record.

District staff and administrators were present for the meeting, including Superintendent Brian Rentsch, but the public meeting record includes no additional details about the operational plan, transportation changes, or staffing adjustments tied to the consolidation. The board did not provide further public-facing implementation documents during the special session; follow-up meetings or staff reports were not specified in the transcript.

The board adjourned the special meeting at 7:39 p.m. after the vote. The district posted a video recording of the meeting to its website, according to the public minutes.