Gwinnett Daily Post | GCPS could purchase land for new school

If the Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education approves plans, a new elementary school could soon be built in the southwest part of the county.

The property on Graves Road in the Meadowcreek cluster was requested by staff to be approved for purchase after negotiations began in late June. The BOE is expected to take action on the property decision at Thursday’s monthly Board meeting.

The school is one of three scheduled to open in the district in August, 2015.

The BOE is also expected to take action on a grant South Gwinnett High was awarded for at-risk students not on track for graduation.

Three local churches and several community organizations came together with South to support 150 students each year for 12 hours per week in tutoring, credit recovery, graduation test requirements support, recreation, skills development and transporation home. The three-year grant began in 2011. The grant for this year is $234,167 from the U.S. Department of Education.

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