Elementary School’s Fate Could Be Decided Tonight

Parents and students tonight could learn if the 2011-2012 school year will be the last one for .

On the Paulding County School Board’s agenda tonight is a vote regarding the phase-out of P.B. Ritch. Board members back in April , but the vote did not put a definitive time on closing the school. District officials revealed that they would seek board approval on .

Depending on the district’s course of action, P.B. Ritch students could be sent next year to , and/or elementary schools—officials last month said those schools could be set to take in P.B. Ritch students once the school closes.

Associate Superintendent Brian Otott during the public hearing said a plan to redistrict in the wake of the school’s closing would be similar to the process the district is currently undertaking due to . District officials will host a public hearing on the latest middle school redistricting developments Thursday at 7 p.m. at .

Board members also will do a bit of annual housekeeping during tonight’s meeting, as they will elect a board chairman and vice chairman for the year. The board is then slated to select a board attorney—Tom Cable currently serves in that role.

The Paulding County School Board meets at 6:15 p.m. in the central office boardroom.