The Virginia Beach School Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday to gain input on a plan to consolidate Bayside 6th Grade Campus and Bayside Middle School.
The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bayside Middle, 965 Newtown Road. Anyone interested in speaking at the hearing should contact the board clerk at 757-263-1016.
The hearing comes after a unanimous Oct. 8 board vote to prioritize replacing Princess Anne High School, which is about 70 years old. The high school is one of the division’s highest candidates for replacement, according to a 2017 long-range facilities plan.
The Bayside 6th Grade Campus and Bettie F. Williams Elementary are also on the list. Both are more than 60 years old. Discussions about priority construction projects have been ongoing for months.
The proposed changes to Bayside, which first came up during a spring board meeting, would move sixth graders back to the Bayside Middle School campus, which currently houses seventh and eighth graders. The changes would take effect in 2025-26.