After months of meetings, research and frustration, the North Platte Public School Board voted 5-1 Tuesday to go ahead with plans to reconfigure North Platte’s Middle Schools.

Jack Price was the only Board member to vote against the change.

Beginning in the 2015/2016 school year, all sixth graders in the North Platte Public School District will attend Madison Middle School while all seventh and eighth graders will attend Adams Middle School.

According to Superintendent Marty Bassett, the next step is to develop a timeline to establish what needs to be done prior to and during the transition.

Many parents spoke out against the reconfiguration citing costs, transportation and other issues.  Others felt that the move would be beneficial for students and would help with social development and maintain consistency with regards to curriculum and peers.

In any case, administrators believe the change will be positive for students in North Platte and Bassett says he is pleased with the decision.