Conway School Board Chairman Joe Lentini believes the time is right to look at closing an elementary school due to an increase in the operating budget and a decrease in enrollment. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)
Conway School Board Chairman Joe Lentini believes the time is right to look at closing an elementary school due to an increase in the operating budget and a decrease in enrollment. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)
CONWAY — Faced with the prospect of a $2 million increase to the 2021-22 operating budget, Superintendent Kevin Richard asked the Conway School Board for direction on how members would like to proceed.
Board members, who are preparing to finalize a budget to present to voters next April, responded with ideas that included closing an elementary school, relocating the district's sixth-graders to Kennett Middle School and even eliminating bus transportation to and from Kennett High School.
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