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Board debates West‑side elementary reconfiguration after consolidation; public urges keeping Lincoln open
Summary
Trustees reviewed two reconfiguration options for West‑side elementary schools: a TK–3 / 4–6 split with Comstock as an upper elementary and Lincoln closing, or keeping TK–6 at all sites with portables. Dozens of parents and special‑education advocates urged the board not to close Lincoln and warned of harm to vulnerable students.
The Santa Rosa City Schools Board on Dec. 10 considered two options to complete a previously initiated elementary consolidation on the city’s West Side and heard extended public comment from parents, students and school‑based therapists.
Option 1 would reorganize grade spans into TK–3 primary campuses and a 4–6 upper elementary (placing Monroe and Lehman at TK–3 and converting Comstock to a 4–6 campus); that plan would close Lincoln Elementary and relocate students and some special‑education programs. Option 2 would retain full TK–6 campuses at the existing schools but would require adding portables at several sites to manage capacity. Staff presented multiple boundary map alternatives tied to either scenario.
Special‑education continuity and inclusion were central to trustees’ questions and public testimony. John Fisher, executive director of special services, told the board one of the goals is to avoid overconcentrating students with Individualized Education…
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