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School board presses for more data on consolidation, Newcomb rebuild and facility funding
Summary
Board members asked staff for detailed facility, enrollment and utility data after renewed discussion about 'rightsizing' due to falling enrollment, PSFA condition rankings and the Newcomb school build award; no consolidation decision was made and staff agreed to provide more reports.
Board members on the Central Consolidated School District Board of Education returned to a policy-level discussion about possible consolidation and the condition of district facilities, focusing attention on Newcomb-area schools and state funding options. Board Member Montoya raised “rightsizing” as a response to multi-year enrollment declines and lower revenues, and requested a detailed feasibility review that includes student counts, unused classroom space, bus routes and operating costs. The discussion centered on materials presented by facilities staff showing Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) condition and ranking data across the…
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