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Board of Education approves closing three schools

also potentially be repurposed to 80% capacity.
serve the community. In April 2018 the Board of Edu-
In August 2022, if needed, cation approved a grade level re-con-
Walker-Winter Elementary School figuration to move to K-5, 6-8 and
will close. 9-12 grade and to close three build-
The reason the District had to ings beginning in Fall 2020.
consider closing schools is because From December 2018- April
of the trend of declining student en- 2019, the Demographics and Utiliza-
rollment. In November 2018 voters tion subcommittee collected data,
in the community approved a $158 held focus groups with stakeholders,
In August 2021 Hoover Elementary School will close. million bond. To qualify for the bond and created a recommendation to
funds, the schools must operate at present to the Board of Education.
At their May 21 meeting the Elementary School will close. This
Wayne-Westland Community Schools will reallocate $10 million of Bond
Board of Education voted to accept funds to other school buildings in
the recommendation from the Demo- the District. Marshall will potentially
graphics and Utilization subcommit- be repurposed to house existing dis-
tee to close three schools over the trict programs.
next three years. In August 2021 Hoover Elemen-
The recommendation was ap- tary School will close. This will real-
proved in a 6-0 vote. locate $4.7 million to other school
In August 2020 Marshall Upper buildings in the District. Hoover will

POLICE, Continued from page 11 was able to get a cold case involving
a 2001 sexual assault closed.
ing, several awards were given by
Chief Strong to members of the po- Police department receives
lice department. Two Meritorious community partner award
Service Awards were handed out. Of- First Step, whose mission is “to
ficer Chad Colwell received one for eliminate both domestic and sexual
his actions in the armed robbery at violence and to provide comprehen-
the local drugstore. sive services to individuals and fam-
After a brutal homicide last year, ilies impacted by these crimes,”
Officer Michael Talmadge observed presented the Wayne Police Depart-
and was able to apprehend the sus- ment with their Community Partner
pect and help to keep the community Award last month at the 2nd annual
safe as a result. You Are the Light Gala. According to
Officer Kyle Talmadge was given First Step staff, the award was to rec-
a Commendation Award for his ac- ognize “the Wayne Police Department
tions after a brutal assault occurred. and its leadership for their profes-
Two other officers also received Com- sionalism and for interacting with
mendations. Officer Arndt appre- survivors with compassion and un-
hended a suspect in an incident derstanding.” Police Chief Ryan
where four people were injured dur- Strong and Mayor John P. Rhaesa
ing a brutal assault. Lt. Schmidtke were on hand to receive the award.

14 · June 2019 · The Wayne Dispatch