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Fifteen months after Putnam County voters approved a $300 million bond referendum to revamp aging schools, the first phase of the 10-year project is ready to start. Two elementary schools are in the preconstruction phase, and one high school is set to undergo upgrades.

School officials are offering incentives to current employees and future hires as they try to fill more than 30 vacancies.

Home/Education/Putnam County School District Trudges Forward With Revitalization Plan; No Teachers Will Be Laid Off Putnam County School District Trudges Forward With Revitalization Plan; No Teachers Will Be Laid Off By Kala Parkinson April 9, 2021 The Putnam County School District is slowly beginning to implement its revitalization plan, voted on in February. The plan calls for the closure of several schools at the end of this school year, with the hope that new ones will be built in the fut...

Home/Education/Parents Fight To Save Melrose Elementary School From Closure, Await Feb. 16 Vote Parents Fight To Save Melrose Elementary School From Closure, Await Feb. 16 Vote By Kala Parkinson February 12, 2021 Melrose Elementary School parents have been on edge over the past month, as their school district flirted with a plan to close the building as part of a plan to revitalize facilities across Putnam County. But the community responded to the plan with a coordinated fight to save the sc...