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Orange Unified board approves studies on school consolidation, staffing and parent-teacher platform
Summary
The Orange Unified School District board voted 7-0 to direct staff to study school consolidation, leadership staffing/workload, and a standardized parent-teacher communication platform after Superintendent Christiansen outlined a decade-long enrollment decline and operational strains.
The Orange Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved a set of studies aimed at addressing declining enrollment and operational strain across the district.
Superintendent David Christiansen presented data showing district enrollment fell to 25,134 students in December 2024 from 29,658 in December 2014, a decline of more than 4,500 students. He told trustees those losses have led to more elementary schools with very small enrollments and a rise in combination classes, which he said can undermine instructional quality.
"When elementary schools get that small, it becomes very challenging to book classes that are optimal for teaching…
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