School administrative consolidation is at issue

YOUNGSTOWN —  What would it look like if Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties each had just one school administrative center?

That’s the question that will be put to some 30 local educators Wednesday by the Regional Chamber of Commerce as it pursues its proposal to consolidate local public school administrations.

The meeting isn’t likely to be a love fest.

The chamber believes schools can run more efficiently with less money spent on administration by consolidating each county under a central administrative office. The move would put all districts in each county under a single superintendent. The three educational service centers and career centers would be included in the plan.

School officials have generally been less than enthusiastic about the chamber’s proposal and were critical of the chamber’s going public with its plan before discussing it with those involved in running the local schools.

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