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East Baton Rouge superintendent recommends closing nine schools and repurposing four buildings in realignment plan
Summary
The superintendent presented a districtwide realignment recommending nine school closures, four vacant buildings, six repurposed sites, new K–2 foundational centers, TAP turnarounds and specialty programs; he asked the board to set a special vote and said the plan would affect about 10,178 students and 1,412 staff.
The superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System presented a districtwide facility realignment proposal to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, recommending nine school closures, four buildings left vacant, six repurposed sites and multiple program and attendance-zone changes aimed at consolidating underused capacity and expanding targeted academic models.
The superintendent said the proposed plan, informed by six months of community meetings and consultant analysis, would immediately save about $5.7 million while the total estimated work needed across the district’s facilities is roughly $129 million. He said the proposal would create 13 specialty programs, adjust 16 attendance zones, and reconfigure feeder patterns to reduce student bus time and increase neighborhood continuity.
“ Doing nothing is not an option,” the superintendent told the board, saying the recommendation is data-driven and intended to move students into higher-performing schools and better…
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