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Claymont City Board votes to close Claymont Intermediate, realign grades
Summary
The Claymont City Board of Education voted March 31, 2026 to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and realign 3rd, 4th–5th and 8th-grade placements across the district. The resolution passed 3–1 after prior staff review of building considerations.
The Claymont City Board of Education voted on March 31, 2026 to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and realign grade placements across district buildings. Mr. Peters, board president, presented a resolution that would move 8th graders to the high school, 4th and 5th graders to the middle school, and 3rd graders to the elementary school; the motion to approve (26-039) carried on a 3–1 roll-call vote, with Mrs. Wolf recording the sole dissent.
Board member Mrs. Host moved to approve the resolution and Ms. Campbell seconded; the motion passed with votes recorded as Mrs. Host — yes; Ms. Campbell — yes; Mr. Peters — yes; Mrs. Wolf — no. Superintendent Brian Rentsch had earlier "reviewed the Building Considerations and Options," which the board cited during debate as informing the decision. The minutes record no further implementation details or timeline beyond the end of the 2025–2026 school year; the board did not attach a published implementation plan in the meeting record.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 011; topfinish SEG 019.
