OLDSMAR, Fla. — Next week, Oldsmar City Council members will vote on whether to formally support making Oldsmar Elementary a K-8 school.

What You Need To Know • On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Oldsmar City Council members will vote on a resolution to formally support the idea of making Oldsmar Elementary, a K-8 school • Oldsmar Mayor Katie Gannon said the idea has received lots of support from residents in Oldsmar. Pinellas School Board member Eileen Long is a long-time supporter of the idea too • The idea of adding middle schoolers to Oldsmar Elementary is not new, but there is a new sense of urgency to the proposal because of a new state law • A new Florida law allows charter schools, known as "Schools of Hope", to co-locate with certain public schools that have low enrollment or are in low

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