Fifteen months after Putnam County voters approved a $300 million bond referendum to revamp aging schools, the first phase of the 10-year project is ready to start. Two elementary schools are in the preconstruction phase, and one high school is set to undergo upgrades.
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To the community’s dismay, it looks like it’s nearing the end of its days.
The Putnam County School Board in February approved a revitalization plan with a 3-2 vote that will eventually downsize the district from 18 to 10 schools, closing some along the way.
Those closures include Jenkins, which was built in 1955. The rest of the plan calls for building or rebuilding facilities across the district over a 10-year span.
Despite pleas from the community at the school board meeting to save Jenkins, or to at least slow down the plan, the district chose to advance with the proposal, leaving many with ties to the school devastated.
During Phase 1:
In the Central area, Browning-Pearce Elementary School, James A. Long Elementary School, Kelley Smith Elementary School, and Moseley Elementary School will remove PreK and keep 6th grade
At Palatka High School, students in 7th – 12th grades will attend Palatka High School
At EH Miller School, students will relocate to Mellon Elementary School location
At Mellon Elementary School, students from EH Miller School and all central area PreK and ESE PreK will occupy these buildings.
Jenkins Middle School will close and the CL Overturf, Jr. 6th Grade Center will be open to staff only.
In the West end, Melrose Elementary School, Ochwilla Elementary School and Interlachen Elementary School will keep all 6th-grade students.