There are no plans to close the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School prior to the start of the 2019-20 school year in September, even as the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education develops a plan to merge student and staff into one building at a future date.

In a 5-3-1 vote, the school board June 18 approved multiple motions, including a previous recommendation to have the consolidation plan in place by Sept.