Tuesday night, the Clinton Board of Education approved a plan for district administration to move forward with a restructuring of Lincoln and Douglas Elementary Schools.

On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, Clinton Schools Superintendent Drew Goebel told the Hart Media Group that, administration at the two buildings, in conjunction with district administration, has been exploring the possibility of moving specific grade levels to each building.

The Board of Education voted Tuesday night, 4-2, to move forward with the plans. While this has been a contentious topic among district staff, Goebel stands behind it because it is in the best interest of the students of the district.

Moving forward, Goebel indicates there is still work to be done, including how the layout of each building would work.

According to Goebel, this plan would eventually allow the district to expand its preschool program both for enrollment and also offer a full-day preschool program.

Goebel stresses, the expansion of the preschool program would not happen for a couple of years while the staff and administration get settled in the new layout.