SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: South Whidbey school district may relocate students (VIDEO)

Kira Erickson reports from the South Whidbey School District workshop meeting of Wed., Aug. 10, 2022.

During a school board workshop meeting last week, Superintendent Jo Moccia broached the subject of downsizing campuses, beginning in September 2023. As a result of continued declining enrollment, she proposed moving fifth grade and sixth grade students away from the South Whidbey Elementary School South Campus.

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“This is really about we have more space than we need, and how can we best utilize our space,” Moccia said. “It’s also about if we’re going into a bond, which facilities do we want to focus on?”

Board Member Andrea Downs suggested that the South Campus could come to be thought of as an “early learning campus,” with resources in place for childcare. She asked about moving the conversation of the relocation to September so the community has enough time to weigh in.