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Amphitheater Unified confirms Copper Creek school closure, leases campus to Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
Summary
Superintendent Todd Jaeger told the Oro Valley Town Council the Amphitheater Unified School District closed Copper Creek Elementary after a yearlong enrollment review and has signed a five‑year lease with the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), which the superintendent said preserves the campus and yields substantial operational savings for the district.
Superintendent Todd Jaeger said the Amphitheater Unified School District will consolidate Copper Creek Elementary and three other neighborhood schools and has finalized a five‑year lease with the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) to occupy the Copper Creek campus.
Jaeger told the Oro Valley Town Council the district’s governing board voted unanimously on Jan. 13, 2026, to accept a recommendation to consolidate schools after a yearlong, data‑driven review. “We found ourselves operating a district that had been built to serve 19,000 students … yet currently serving closer to 11,000,” Jaeger said. He cited falling birth rates, voucher expansion and changing demographics as…
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