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Proposed School Changes

The Fiscal Reality:

$28 million projected shortfall; revenues have significantly decreased; costs have significantly increased; the district, due to state education law, has limited ability to increase its budget

1. School Closures:

• District 1: McClellanville Middle
• District 2: Brentwood Middle
• District 20: Fraser Elementary
• District 23: Schroder Middle
• Magnet: Charlestowne Academy

2. Grade Modifications:

• Charleston Progressive stays open as K-6, 7th and 8th graders attend home schools
• Jane Edwawrds stays open as k-6, 7th and 8th graders attend Baptist Hill
• District 23 and 1 keep rising 6th graders in elementary schools
• Baptist Hill, Lincoln High adds 7th and 8th grades

3. Program Consolidations

• Child and Family Development Center moves into Burns Elementary

4. Rural School Covenant

• Jane Edwards and Frierson stay open with "per pupil plus" formula
• Community partnership to supplement school service

5. Other Considerations

• Montessori Program in Frierson extra space option, possible James Simons rebuild in future
• District 9, 7-12 redesign to monitor enrollemtn
• Archer and Fraser to be used as swing spaces
• Move forward with construction of EB Ellington

6. Delayed Actions

• Clark Academy land sale in District 3
• Charleston Charter School for Math and Science