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Douglas County board asks staff for multiple school‑consolidation scenarios after wide public response
Summary
Trustees directed staff to prepare several consolidation scenarios — including moving sixth graders back to elementary schools, a phased K–8 option, and middle‑school consolidations — and scheduled community outreach. Public commenters urged transparency, asked for full fiscal breakdowns, and warned of community impacts.
Trustees discussed potential school consolidations on Jan. 15 and directed district staff to return with detailed scenarios and fiscal analyses ahead of a planned decision in early February.
Superintendent Frankie Alvarado reminded the board that some earlier proposals (a Lake School consolidation) produced minimal savings and that the district would prioritize scenarios with meaningful fiscal impact. Trustees asked staff to deliver at least two distinct middle‑school scenarios: one where sixth grade returns to elementary schools (k–6) and another in which some schools transition to…
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