Board postpones Port O'Connor Elementary consolidation indefinitely after transition plan presented
Trustees voted 5-2 to postpone indefinitely a resolution and transition plan that would have consolidated about 55 Port O'Connor Elementary students to other campuses due to declining enrollment and a budget deficit.
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The Board considered a resolution and transition plan proposing the closure and consolidation of Port O'Connor Elementary School, citing declining enrollment and a district budget deficit. The plan said approximately 55 students would be consolidated to Seadrift or other district campuses based on family preference. After discussion, Trustee Tyler McAfee moved and Trustee Cindy Alford seconded postponement indefinitely; the motion passed 5-2 (NAYS: Brian Batts and Bill Shrader).
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