A construction bid for two pre-kindergarten centers was given the green light Tuesday by the Williamsburg-James City County School Board.

The bid was awarded to Oyster Point Construction Company for $37,475,000 in support of constructing two pre-K centers at Norge and Clara Byrd Baker elementary schools. Each 41,000-square-foot center is expected to hold 252 students while including 18 classrooms, a multipurpose room, an administration suite and additional areas. Both are scheduled to open in fall of 2027.

The move comes amid discussion about redistricting . During a June meeting with the board and consulting firm MGT Impact Solutions, Superintendent Daniel Keever said it was the first of “different conversations” the board needed to be involved with.

The firm gathered preliminary dat

See Full Page