SAN ANTONIO – Families from Montgomery, Dellview and Oak Grove elementary schools asked North East Independent School District trustees to reconsider a proposal that could close and consolidate their campuses, a move district staff says could save about $4 million.
The proposal is not final, but it has already drawn emotional pleas from parents, students and staff who say the schools are more than buildings.
Under the staff recommendation:
- Oak Grove Elementary School would consolidate into Regency Place Elementary School.
- Montgomery Elementary School students would move to Windcrest Elementary School.
- And Dellview Elementary School students could consolidate into Colonial Hills Elementary School.
In a board meeting on Monday, NEISD officials said the plan would not include layoffs. The district’s goal would be for students and teachers to move together into the new campuses…