Kanawha County Schools has recommended to the Board consolidating East Bank Middle School students into DuPont Middle School and McKinley Middle School students into Hayes Middle School beginning the 2025-2026 school year. In addition, the school system has recommended the consolidation of Belle, Mary Ingles, Malden and Midland Trail Elementary schools into a new, combined elementary school pending School Building Authority support. The closures of the elementary schools would not be effective until the new school was built.
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Consolidation and closure hearings for the schools above will be held at the dates/times/locations below. Please note: you may sign up to speak between 5 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. the day of the hearing. Speakers will be called in the order they sign up.
If 15 speakers or less sign up to speak, each speaker will have 5 minutes. If more than 15 speakers sign up, each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak.
October 8, 2024 - East Bank Middle into DuPont Middle - 6 p.m. at Riverside High School
October 9, 2024 - McKinley Middle into Hayes Middle - 6 p.m. at St. Albans High School
October 15, 2024 - Belle Elementary - 6 p.m. at Riverside High School
October 17, 2024 - Mary Ingles Elementary - 6 p.m. at Riverside High School
October 21, 2024 - Malden Elementary - 6 p.m. at Riverside High School
October 22, 2024 - Midland Trail Elementary - 6 p.m. at Riverside High School
Supporting documentation and information below.
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East Bank Middle School into DuPont Middle School
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McKinley Middle School into Hayes Middle School
McKinley Middle School Proposed Consolidation PDF (Opens New Tab)
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Belle Elementary School
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Malden Elementary School
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Mary Ingles Elementary School
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Midland Trail Elementary School