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Board hears detailed consolidation, transition update as community pushes for clarity
Summary
District staff presented an updated consolidation and transition plan that outlined junior/senior high configurations, elementary consolidations, bell schedules, safety and special-education continuity; the presentation drew extensive public comment raising concerns about administrator reassignments, staff layoffs and communication.
District staff presented a multi-part update on school consolidation and transition planning at the April 9 Santa Rosa City Schools Board meeting, describing work by site “empower” teams, proposed junior–senior high models and operational steps intended to support students and families as campuses are merged.
Why it matters: The consolidation plan affects school boundaries, staffing, student placements and facilities projects across the district. Parents, teachers and staff used the meeting’s public-comment period to press the Board for clearer timelines, stronger communication and protections for students with special-education and 504 accommodations.
What staff told the Board - Model and site planning: Staff described a junior/senior high approach for some campuses (a single campus that runs two programs with separate bell schedules), and consolidated elementary assignments at other sites. Empower teams — groups of site staff, parents and administrators — have met to align schedules, safety plans and shared programs. Montgomery and Slater Middle Schools, for example, agreed to keep separate bell schedules for seventh and eighth…
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