Closure Proposal Hearings - Relocation of Severe Disabilities Program From HES to BES

Raleigh County Board of Education held the fourth of four public hearings on the proposed closure of Mabscott Elementary School and its merger into Crescent Elementary School. The superintendent cited declining enrollment across the affected schools, projected bus routes and building utilization, and anticipated educational changes: a full-time counselor and art teacher at Crescent, Title I status and an additional pre-K classroom at Hollywood, and the elimination of split-grade classrooms at Crescent and Hollywood. The presentation also described an annual cost reduction associated with fewer positions and lower utility, maintenance, and other operating costs, but the transcript does not clearly capture the dollar amount. No one was signed up to speak, and no vote or procurement action was reported.

The title references relocating the severe disabilities program from Hollywood Elementary to Beckley Elementary; the superintendent’s remarks also describe that relocation and its effect on Beckley’s bus routes. The transcript’s formal closure discussion primarily concerns Mabscott and Crescent. No contracts, vendors, purchases, or capital awards were identified.