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Residents urge city leadership to pursue school district consolidation amid enrollment declines
Summary
Multiple public speakers told council that Santa Rosa's nine school districts should be consolidated into fewer, medium-sized districts to reduce administrative overhead and address declining enrollment and budget shortfalls. Speakers asked the council to request a Sonoma County Office of Education study and to lead a citywide effort.
A coalition of parents, teachers, and community advocates urged the Santa Rosa City Council on Dec. 10 to take a leadership role in exploring consolidation of the city’s nine school districts into two or three medium-sized districts.
Speakers argued that declining enrollment (one speaker cited an 11% drop over the past decade) and fragmentation among small districts are driving administrative overhead and weakening…
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