Dr. Martin Ringstaff, director of Cleveland City Schools.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – It is time to speed up preparations for another elementary school, Cleveland City Schools officials said Wednesday.
Dr. Martin Ringstaff, city schools director, said he has met with Johnny McDaniel, county schools director, about county discussions to pay for a new county elementary school and an academic building at Lake Forest Middle School.
The county’s plan would require an estimated $26 million. Any money the county raises for public education must be shared with the city school system based on student population.
Ringstaff told the city schools committee he wants a property acquisition timeline in place by the end of the year.
Committee Chairman Murl Dirksen and board member Steve Morgan said the city school system should continue its own discussions with the Cleveland City Council, too.