School Board OKs closing 27th Street.

The School Board last night approved the closing of Twenty-seventh Street Elementary School at the end of the school year. The vote was 7-2, with Board President Michael Bonds and Director Annie Woodward opposed.

It also looks like the timeline to move the entire Fritsche Middle School program will be accelerated and occur next year. The Board unanimously voted to support the relocation of Fritsche to Bay View as long as the Fritsche governance council agreed to the move through a modification to its governance school contract. The council has indicated its willingness to do that.
The Board also approved converting Garden Homes Elementary to a Montessori program beginning next year.