What happens now<\/p>\n
The implementation of the facilities plan will begin right away<\/a>. Some schools on the closure list, like Rudolph Blankenburg and Robert Morris, will close following the 2027-2028 academic year, with students being assigned to other schools for the following year.<\/p>\n Other locations, like John B. Stetson Middle School, will begin a phasing-out process, losing one grade per year. At the same time, the students\u2019 new school \u2014 Lewis Elkin Elementary School and William Cramp Elementary School \u2014 will begin to add one grade each year.<\/p>\n The district\u2019s Office of Diverse Learners is planning ahead<\/a> for a \u201csmooth continuity of special education programming, services, and record-keeping\u201d for any schools that are receiving students from others closing. New buildings are also set to receive physical upgrades, if needed, to accommodate students with learning disabilities.<\/p>\n Throughout the upcoming process, the district said it is \u201ccommitted to ongoing engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.\u201d<\/p>\n While critics have condemned the board for not listening to community desires<\/a>, the district argues that it has done its due diligence with community feedback.<\/p>\n Throughout the facilities-planning process, there have been 90 public listening sessions, 35 data-verification sessions with principals, two districtwide surveys that received more than 13,000 responses, and two town halls discussing the facilities plan.<\/p>\n