CONWAY — The Conway School District’s administrative team, led by Superintendent Kevin Richard, released a nine-page recommendation on Monday that calls for the shuttering of Pine Tree School in Center Conway; the relocation of the sixth grade to the Kennett Middle School; and the creation of two elementary schools — a K-2 and grade 3-5 campus — in time for the 2024-25 school year.
Richard said John H. Fuller is the school officials recommend to house K-2 students, while Conway Elementary would become a grade 3-5 school.
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