The topic of school consolidation once again is circulating in Granville County, and the school board voted Monday to reconsider closing an elementary school in the southern end of the county and make it a middle school.
During a work session to discuss the matter of closing and consolidation, the Granville County Board of Education voted unanimously to move forward with making Creedmoor Elementary the new home of G.C. Hawley Middle School.
The updated study will be presented to the board at its Jan. 9, 2023 meeting, according to information from GCPS Public Information Officer Stan Winborne and a public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2023 at 6 p.m.at South Granville High School, 701 North Crescent Drive, Creedmoor.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments from the public regarding the proposed closure and relocation of the Creedmoor schools.
Members of the public wishing to comment on the proposed consolidation may sign up beginning at 5:00 p.m. Each speaker who has signed up prior to 6 p.m. will be given the opportunity to address the board on this topic for up to three minutes.
View the hearing via livestream here: https://live.myvrspot.com/st?
If the plan goes through, the attendance zones of five elementary schools in the Butner/Creedmoor/Wilton area would be redrawn to redistribute the students currently in the Creedmoor Elementary zone.
Portions of the current Hawley Middle School campus, including athletic facilities, would still be used by students and staff, Winborne noted.
New school board member Dr. Taylor Frederick made a motion to study additional middle school redistricting, K-6 schools and K-8 options in the future to be presented by staff no later than June 2023.
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