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Parents, data analysts warn trustees Braker Woods closure would spark attrition and budget loss
Summary
Dozens of recorded callers from the Braker/Bridal/Biker/Breaker Woods community told trustees that the proposed closure would break a longstanding neighborhood feeder pattern, risk IB program loss, and drive families to private or charter schools, producing enrollment and budget declines the district's model may not account for.
Dozens of recorded public comments and several trustees' questions on Oct. 29 focused on one campus a range of callers repeatedly identified as "Braker/Bridal/Biker/Breaker Woods" elementary. Callers described the school as a neighborhood anchor, emphasized its International Baccalaureate program and walkability, and warned trustees that closures of high-performing neighborhood schools can trigger student attrition that reduces district funding.
"You would see Bracker Woods is a quintessential neighborhood school'children walking and…
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