The Mississippi Department of Education announced meetings this week for discussion of the consolidation of several school districts.

Local officials will meet in three sessions Tuesday in Winona to talk about details of the administrative consolidation of the Montgomery County and Winona school districts, as ordered by Senate Bill 2495, which was passed during last year’s legislative session.

Montgomery County School District school board members will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Montgomery County School District Central Office, 618 Summit St. in Winona.

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Montgomery County elected officials will meet at the Winona School District Central Office, 218 Fairground St., Winona.

And at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Winona School District school board members will meet at the Winona School District Central Office.

A meeting to discuss the consolidation of the Lumberton, Lamar County and Poplarville school districts will be held on Friday in Hattiesburg. The consolidation was required by Senate Bill 2500, also passed last year. It calls for dissolving the Lumberton School District beginning in the 2019 school year. The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Room 118 of Smith Hall at William Carey University.

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School consolidation meetings set in Winona, Hattiesburg

by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today
March 20, 2017

<h1>School consolidation meetings set in Winona, Hattiesburg</h1> <p class="byline">by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today <br />March 20, 2017</p> <p>The Mississippi Department of Education announced meetings this week for discussion of the consolidation of several school districts.</p> <p>Local officials will meet in three sessions Tuesday in Winona to talk about details of the administrative consolidation of the Montgomery County and Winona school districts, as ordered by <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2495SG.pdf">Senate Bill 2495</a>, which was passed during last year’s legislative session.</p> <p>Montgomery County School District school board members will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Montgomery County School District Central Office, 618 Summit St. in Winona.</p> <p>At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Montgomery County elected officials will meet at the Winona School District Central Office, 218 Fairground St., Winona.</p> <p>And at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Winona School District school board members will meet at the Winona School District Central Office.</p> <p>A meeting to discuss the consolidation of the Lumberton, Lamar County and Poplarville school districts will be held on Friday in Hattiesburg. The consolidation was required by <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2500SG.pdf">Senate Bill 2500</a>, also passed last year. It calls for dissolving the&nbsp;Lumberton School District beginning in the 2019 school year. The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Room 118 of Smith Hall at William Carey University.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/03/20/school-consolidation-meetings-set-in-winona-hattiesburg/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=57509&ga=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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