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Lubbock ISD board adopts optimization framework to guide future consolidation reviews
Summary
The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a framework using three metrics — a three‑year enrollment average of 450 or fewer students, facility utilization at 70% or less, and per‑pupil spending more than 5% above district average — and directed staff to publish a public dashboard and pursue community engagement before any consolidation votes.
The Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved an optimization framework designed to guide future school consolidation and closure decisions amid declining enrollment.
Chief Innovation Officer Ken Casarez described a public dashboard and three primary metrics trustees will use to identify campuses for further consideration: a three‑year average enrollment of 450 students or fewer, facility utilization at 70% or less based on the district baseline, and per‑pupil spending more than 5% above the district average on a three‑year basis. "The threshold that we're…
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