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Board approves Phase 2 reconfiguration; Smith Early Learning Academy to open fall 2026
Summary
Trustees approved Phase 2 of the district reconfiguration, including converting Central to a Fine Arts Academy, rezoning Merrifield students to Brandenburg, consolidating alternative programs in the Merrifield Educational Center and opening Smith Early Learning Academy next fall as a dedicated three‑year‑old campus with 18 remodeled classrooms.
Tellauance Graham presented Phase 2 of the district reconfiguration plan and fielded operational questions from trustees about staffing, shared gym/cafeteria use, and remodeling. The plan repurposes several campuses: Central Elementary will become Central Fine Arts Academy; Brandenburg Intermediate will reopen as Brandenburg Elementary (pre‑K4–5) to receive Merrifield students; Merrifield will become the Merrifield Educational Center housing Smithey PACE and Summit DAEP; and the Smith campus will be remodeled as the Smith Early Learning Academy with 18 classrooms organized into themed experience spaces.
Trustee Carla Fahey asked whether the alternative campuses sharing a building would maintain separate principals and use of shared facilities; Dr. Graham replied that leadership and separation are being planned and that shared spaces such as gym and cafeteria would be schedule-managed. The board approved the Phase 2 plan by a 5‑0 vote. Administrators said notification letters to impacted families will be mailed immediately and districtwide communications and staffing processes will follow in March.
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