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Santa Rosa board outlines town-hall timeline for school consolidation; hundreds testify to save high schools including Pioneer
Summary
The board and its School Consolidation and Closure Advisory Committee scheduled town-hall dialogues in January and a series of meetings culminating in a February 19 board action. Dozens of students, staff and parents testified against proposed closures and urged alternatives to closing Pioneer High School and other campuses.
The Santa Rosa City School Board and its School Consolidation and Closure Advisory Committee (SCAC) moved forward with a public engagement schedule Jan. 8 while receiving sustained public comment from students, staff and community members urging the board not to close neighborhood high schools.
Superintendent Dr. Mina Morales and SCAC lead Lisa August briefed the board on a series of “town hall dialogues” set across several days in late January and a SCAC workshop scheduled for Jan. 27 to draft recommendations. The timeline presented calls for a possible additional SCAC meeting Feb. 3, a special board presentation and public hearing on Feb. 5, and an action meeting scheduled for Feb. 19.
The administration said the town halls will use gallery-walk stations and “dot” exercises to solicit community input on scenario…
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