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Belmont-Redwood Shores hearing draws pleas to preserve Nesbitt Middle School as district weighs consolidation
Summary
At a public listening session, teachers, parents, alumni and students urged the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District board to keep Nesbitt Middle School’s IB/k–8 program, warning that consolidation would harm English learners, students with IEPs and neighborhood access as the district cites falling enrollment and $300k–$400k per-site costs.
Belmont — Hundreds of parents, students, teachers and alumni urged the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District board to preserve Nesbitt Middle School on Jan. 17, saying the school’s International Baccalaureate program and small‑school supports play an outsized role in serving English learners, students with disabilities and low‑income families.
Superintendent Guevara opened the meeting with a presentation that framed the district’s central question as whether to change the district’s middle-school configuration. “Really, our central question tonight and over the next, month and a half is should PRSSD, considering transitioning from 2 TK–8 … to 1,” she said, citing staffing and facility costs and a projected decline in middle‑school enrollment. Guevara told the public that the district’s analysis shows smaller sites cost “approximately 3 or $400,000 additional to run,” and that board consideration…
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