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Demographers tell Sachem board not to close schools, cite special-education constraints and redistricting disruption
Summary
Consultants told the Sachem Central School District board their enrollment study shows stabilization and a modest future uptick, and recommended against school closures because special-education placements and room adjacencies would make redistricting highly disruptive.
Consultants hired by the Sachem Central School District told trustees on Nov. 19 that a detailed enrollment and facilities analysis does not support closing any schools and cautioned that redistricting would shift — not solve — class-size inequities.
Tim Ammon, a demographer the board engaged for an enrollment and capacity study, said the district has experienced about an 11% enrollment decline over 15 years — roughly 3,100 students — but that the decline has flattened and projections show a slight uptick by 2031. “We’re not recommending any change in schools,” Ammon said, adding that special-education continuums, program adjacency and the distribution of rooms limit the district’s…
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