SDUSD Threatens Closure of MB Cluster Sites in 2012/13

Phil Stover, chair of the School Realignment Committee for SDUSD has posted materials (See:    http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/Public ) that he intends to present to the Board of Education tonight, Sept 13, 2011. ( See:  http://sandi.net/indices/board.htm ).  These materials indicate that the committee that he has chaired since January of 2011 is close to recommending sites for closure in 2012/13.  The goal of the closure is to save SDUSD $5M by closing these sites.

A close inspection of the slides shows that no sites were explicitly named.  However, the sites were not listed alphabetically and the MB Cluster is listed first.  Rumor has it that elementary schools are highest on the list for closure.  Scott Barnett has implied (see below) that the enrollment at MBHS (and perhaps PBMS) is expected to decline and that MBHS may change as a result.  Does this mean closure?  Some people think so.  I do not know.

If you want to influence this situation you have many choices, but SDUSD expects you to voice your opinion through the cluster organization.

Email from Scott Barnett:

Re: PB schools and busing

From:	Barnett Scott <sbarnett@sandi.net>
To:	...
Cc:	...

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Hi
Sorry for the delay in responding.
The board will be looking at closing and/or consolidating as many as 10 schools in the 2012/2013 school years. We will make the determination by December 2011.
The board has also reduced busing this coming year to reduce costs. mission bay high will likely be impacted but I don't foresee MBHS closing any time in the near future, but it may be scaled back the next several years.
In the short time I have been on the school board we have not looked at boundary issues as you have raised. It's something I need to look into.  I am copying this email to the chair of the newly formed Mission Bay schools cluster, Brian Catanzaro. The cluster will be involved in any school closure or alignment discussions.
Feel free to contact me any time
Thanks


Scott Barnett
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School Realignment Presentation, 9-13-11

School Residency and Enrollment by Ethnicity Sorted by Cluster - PI Capacity

Enrollment 2010 11

01-07-11 School Closure Advisory Committee Revised

Schools by Cluster

High Schools 2010

Mid Schools 2010

ElemSchools2010

Atypical Schools 2010