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Orange Unified pauses consolidation decisions after committee after-action; staff to define goals, timeline and strengthen communications
Summary
Superintendent Menares and staff presented an after-action review of the school consolidation study committee, reporting participant concerns about communication, missing data and process clarity. Staff committed to clearer roles, co-chairs, community communication and will return to the board with 'why' criteria and a refined timeline; enrollment projections continue to show a long-term decline.
Superintendent Dr. Menares and district staff told trustees the consolidation study committee's after-action surfaced three consistent themes: perceived communication breakdowns, process concerns and requests for missing data. The committee recommended slowing the timeline, clarifying roles and adding co-chairs to improve transparency and trust.
"There were three big ideas that came out over and over again," Menares said. "They said somewhere in the process things got lost. There were process concerns and data that was missing." Staff acknowledged those perceptions and told trustees they would…
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