OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Northside utilization was one of the agenda items discussed at the Marion Public County School Board administrative briefing and work session on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.
During the early summer months, the board asked that a recommendation be brought to discuss the utilization of the Northside, said Dr. Danielle Brewer, Marion County Public School Board interim superintendent.
Brewer convened with a number of departments to provide detail and staff recommendations.
Four concepts for moving forward
Four school utilization concepts were presented. The request from the board was to take a look at two items: how the facilities are being used on the north end, particularly the four elementary schools–Anthony, Fessenden, Reddick-Collier and Sparr–and the five-year plan for the school district’s alternative learning site, with the number of students at Bridgeway Academy exceeding the capacity on campus, said Ben Whitehouse, Marion County Public Schools deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction…