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Residents urge caution on consolidation, express concern about Bellview Elementary
Summary
During public comment, residents urged the board to slow consolidation decisions and raised concern about potential Bellview Elementary closure; multiple commenters also supported a 'walk' timeline on a parent survey and flagged program size issues for sixth-grade band.
Several community members used the public-comment period to press the board for caution in any consolidation process and to raise school-specific concerns.
Community member Stacia Stimac expressed concern about the possible closure of Bellview Elementary School. Ian Cropper urged the board to "be cautious about moving too quickly in the consolidation decision-making process," and Ashleigh Cropper said a parent petition requested changing survey responses from "run" to "walk" and voiced support for a walk timeline. Matt Hoffman opposed school closures and spoke about the Ashland Schools Foundation's relationship with the Ashland Sarcasm Festival while urging preservation of schools. Dennis Freese raised concerns about sixth-grade band class size and potential teacher burnout.
Board members heard the comments but took no formal action during the meeting; the consolidation engagement timeline presentation later in the agenda reiterated that no decisions would be made at this time.
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