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District 65 publishes criteria, weighting and timeline for possible school consolidations under deficit plan
Summary
District 65 presented phase 3 of its Strategic Deficit Reduction Plan June 23, including committee-developed categories and weights to build school scorecards for modeling scenarios (0–4 school closures discussed), and set a fall timeline for scenario modeling and community feedback.
District 65 administrators and community subcommittees on Monday presented the first part of Strategic Deficit Reduction Plan (SDRP) Phase 3, releasing the criteria and weighting that will be used to create school scorecards and model scenarios that could include school consolidations or closures.
The presentation, led by Dr. Susie Harkin and Dr. Stacy Beardsley with finance lead Tamara Mitchell and volunteer subcommittee members, said the district faces a structural imbalance even after $13.3 million in reductions the board approved earlier. The district budget is about $189,000,000; a recent facilities review put deferred repairs and maintenance at approximately $188,000,000 for 18 school buildings. Current enrollment is roughly 6,200 students, average occupancy about 65 percent, and average building age about 79 years. The district and volunteer committees will use the criteria to create scorecards and run scenarios for the…
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