Yuma Elementary board delays boundary change after public outcry; requests open‑enrollment data

The Yuma Elementary School District 1 governing board postponed a decision on proposed attendance‑area boundary changes after a series of public commenters urged the board to prioritize families who already live in the affected neighborhoods.

District staff presented a proposal to shift parts of the Desert Mesa and Castle Dome attendance areas to neighboring schools because continued residential development has pushed those two schools beyond capacity. Under the proposal, students from College Acres and El Prado Estates would attend Roosevelt Elementary; students from the Sierra Pacific subdivision would attend O.C. Johnson Elementary; and middle‑school–age students in the corridor would be reassigned to Fourth Avenue Junior High. District staff said travel time by bus…