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Board Approves Transitioning Three Middle Schools to Year-Round
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At its meeting this afternoon, the Board of Education approved transitioning three middle schools -- North Garner, East Wake and Salem -- to the multi-track year-round calendar in 2007-08 to provide additional classroom seats and provide calendar continuity for families.
The decision came after the board reviewed feedback from a public hearing, online comments, e-mails, phone calls, and work sessions.
Earlier today, at its Committee of the Whole meeting, the school board removed Wakefield and Leesville middle from the potential list of schools to transition to year-round in 2007-08. They removed Wakefield Middle because there are already two year-round middle schools in the area, Durant Road and Heritage. The board removed Leesville Middle because the three main elementary schools that feed into it are on the traditional calendar.
In addition, the board reached consensus on making an additional accommodation for families: Rising seventh and eighth graders at existing year-round middle schools whose base school transitions to year-round may stay at their current school.
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