school closure

The Moses Lake School District is extending its closure of Groff Elementary School. On Thursday, the District announced Groff will be closed for the remainder of the school year due to ongoing issues with its electrical systems. The District had initially only planned to close the school for the week of March 3-7 to make the necessary repairs, but now says it will need much more time to properly a

One includes the closure of Columbia Elementary School while the other delays the closure but leaves a bigger deficit moving forward.

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed closure of Columbia Elementary School next Thursday, March 21. District spokesperson, Diana Haglund, says the meeting is the first of two that will be held about the potential closure...

This workshop is for district staff to present an analysis of the proposed closure of Columbia Elementary and budget reduction plans for the next school year

District spokesperson Diana Haglund says the meetings are being held as required by state law and school board policy.

Wenatchee schools limited attendance at the meeting to 120 people, citing fire code concerns.

The district made the announcement Saturday after meeting with Columbia Elementary staff Friday.