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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.
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Parents Fight To Save Melrose Elementary School From Closure, Await Feb. 16 Vote
By Kala Parkinson
February 12, 2021
Melrose Elementary School parents have been on edge over the past month, as their school district flirted with a plan to close the building as part of a plan to revitalize facilities across Putnam County.
But the community responded to the plan with a coordinated fight to save the school, and the Putnam County School Board heard a revised bid to keep it open in a workshop Wednesday.
“It’s become very evident that that school is tied directly into the very life of the community of Melrose,” Putnam County Associate Superintendent Thomas Bolling said.