Wichita school board members voted unanimously Monday evening to approve the final draft of a master plan for buildings and facilities in the district.

The plan calls for seven schools to be demolished and rebuilt, including Adams, Black, Caldwell, Irving and McLean elementary schools and the Truesdell and Coleman middle schools.   Coleman would be repurposed for alternative programs.

The plan also calls for closing seven schools and two administrative centers.   The district would close L’Ouverture, OK, Pleasant Valley and Woodland elementary schools, the Sowers Alternative High School, the Gateway Program, the Little Early Childhood Center, the Dunbar Support Center and the Focht Instructional Support Center.

Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary School and Cessna Elementary would be expanded to serve kindergarten through eight grade.

The board plans to talk about funding the plan, possibly through a bond issue, at their next meeting on September 9th.