æɾə skˈuːl bˈoːɹd mˈiːɾɪŋ ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti tˈuː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻvˈiːld ðætðə lˈæŋɡli skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt tɹˈʌstiːz wʊd vˈoʊt ɪnðə fˈɔːl ˌɔn ɐ ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən tə tɹænsfˈɔːɹm ˌeɪtʃdˈiː stˈæfɚd fɹʌm ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɪdəl skˈuːl, sˈɜːvɪŋ stˈuːdənts fɹʌm ɡɹˈeɪdz sˈɪks tʊ ˈeɪt.
At a school board meeting on May 22, 2007, it was revealed that the Langley School District Trustees would vote in the fall on a recommendation to transform HD Stafford from a secondary school into a middle school, serving students from Grades 6 to 8.