Superintendent recommends closing Intermediate School; public forums set

Mar 9, 2026

Superintendent Brian Rentsch recommended closing Claymont’s Intermediate School and redistributing grades for the 2026–27 year, and the board scheduled two special public meetings for March 16 and March 31 to gather staff and community feedback before a decision due at month’s end.

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Superintendent Brian Rentsch outlined a consolidation plan that would close the Intermediate School and reassign grades to existing buildings if approved for fall 2026. He recommended moving eighth grade to the high school, fourth and fifth grades to the middle school, and third grade to the elementary school; he told the board a decision needs to be made by the end of March to implement the change for the next school year.

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