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Poudre School District committee recommends planning for school consolidation as enrollment falls
Summary
A district comprehensive planning committee told the board it sees a 2% annual enrollment decline and recommends beginning a consolidation planning process to reduce vacant seats, citing a projected $6 million revenue shortfall per 500‑student drop and principals’ reports of program cuts at small schools.
A Poudre School District R-1 advisory committee presented a data-driven update to the Jan. 27 board meeting that recommended the district begin planning for consolidation of underutilized school buildings and repurposing facilities to support district goals.
Brett Hanson, co-chair of the comprehensive planning committee, summarized nine months of enrollment analysis and principal surveys and said committee members reached unanimous agreement that "PSD has too many vacant seats in their buildings and 5‑year projections show the number of empty seats will grow across the district." The committee reported a 2% annual districtwide enrollment decline and said a 500‑student drop…
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