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Claymont board votes 3–1 to close Claymont Intermediate at end of 2025–26 school year
Summary
The Claymont City Board of Education approved resolution 26-039 on March 31, 2026, to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and realign 3rd, 4th–5th and 8th graders to other schools; the measure passed on a 3–1 roll-call vote.
The Claymont City Board of Education voted 3–1 on March 31, 2026, to approve resolution 26-039 to close Claymont Intermediate at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and realign grade assignments districtwide. Mr. Peters presented the resolution; Mrs. Host moved to approve and Ms. Campbell seconded. The roll-call vote was recorded as Mrs. Host, yes; Ms. Campbell, yes; Mr. Peters, yes; Mrs. Wolf, no.
Under the approved plan, 8th graders will move to Claymont High School, 4th and 5th graders to the Middle School, and 3rd graders to the Elementary School. The minutes record that Superintendent Brian Rentsch earlier "reviewed the Building Considerations and Options," but the posted minutes do not include details of the presentation or the operational plan for the transitions.
Board minutes list key district administrators present for the special meeting, including Treasurer Kim Beckley, Assistant Superintendent Jodie Miles, Director of Special Services Greg Grant and principals Kelsi Barnhart, Brian Watkins and Michele Henry. The resolution text in the minutes is identified as item 26-039 and the motion carried following the recorded roll-call vote.
The minutes do not specify implementation dates beyond the stated end of the 2025–2026 school year, staffing changes, or communication steps for affected families. The board held an executive session earlier in the meeting for "discussions on employment," but the minutes do not disclose whether employment decisions related to the consolidation were made in that session.
