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Waukesha School Board Votes to Close Bethesda, Hawthorne, and Whittier Elementary Schools

The restructuring addresses a 1,165-student decline and $2.4 million in overstaffing costs, shifting to a grade-level model starting in 2026-27.

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The Waukesha School Board voted Wednesday night to close Bethesda, Hawthorne and Whittier elementary schools beginning in the 2026-27 school year.The board approved the plan E1 on an 8-1 vote. The decision also moves the K-8 STEM program to Horning Middle School and shifts dual-language programming to Banting, Heyer and Lowell.Watch: Waukesha school board votes on school closings Waukesha school board votes on school closingsDistrict leaders sai…

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Waukesha School Board votes to close Bethesda, Hawthorne, and Whittier elementary schools

The Waukesha School Board voted Wednesday night to close Bethesda, Hawthorne and Whittier elementary schools beginning in the 2026-27 school year.The board approved the plan E1 on an 8-1 vote. The decision also moves the K-8 STEM program to Horning Middle School and shifts dual-language programming to Banting, Heyer and Lowell.Watch: Waukesha school board votes on school closings Waukesha school board votes on school closingsDistrict leaders sai…

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Smiths Station Elementary Schools will be split into three grade-level schools in 2026

The Lee County Board of Education approved going away from the neighborhood schools model that was introduced in 2011 to implementing three grade-level schools and one preschool next year.

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OANow.com broke the news in on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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