PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District Superintendent Michelle Olsen reviewed the process, board policy and timeline for renaming Stevens Middle School for board directors.

“We’re considering a name change given that we’re building a new middle school on the current Stevens site,” Olsen said at Thursday night’s board meeting. “It will be a true middle school consisting of grades six, seven and eight.”

Olsen emphasized there are no additional costs associated with renaming the new school, which is funded by a $52.6 million, five-year capital levy that voters approved.

Construction started this summer, and the school is anticipated to open in 2028.

A committee composed of Stevens staff and students, the public and members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe submitted a list of four

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