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Board policy subcommittee proposes clearer triggers, 30/60-day timelines for school-closure and boundary studies
Summary
Policy staff reviewed a stakeholder survey and a draft administrative procedure (G5) to define triggers and timelines for studies of school closures and boundary changes; new draft reflects state law minimums for public notice and sets bright-line criteria for initial study lists.
Policy administrator Miss Kendall and the G5 policy subcommittee reported results of a stakeholder survey and a draft update to Administrative Procedure G5 on Feb. 4, laying out how the district would study school closures, boundary changes and special-enrollment-program relocations under new statutory timelines.
Kendall said stakeholders (1,769 survey respondents) ranked school enrollment trends, facility condition, transportation and access to specialized programs as among the most important factors to consider. The subcommittee used that feedback and recent state-law changes to propose clearer "triggers" that would put a school on an initial study list: a five-year enrollment projection at or below 50% of building capacity (with nearby schools at or below 65%…
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