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Ventura Unified outlines school‑closure committee, timeline and criteria
Summary
District officials said declining enrollment — about 300 students a year — is reducing revenue roughly $3.6 million annually and described a 23‑member advisory committee, review criteria and a multi‑meeting schedule that could lead to board deliberations in Nov–Dec 2026.
At a family webinar on the district’s school‑closure advisory process, district officials described a months‑long review that will be run by a 23‑member advisory committee and provide recommendations to the board, which alone will decide any school closures.
Dr. Castro opened the presentation and framed the issue as driven primarily by enrollment declines. "Ventura County is going through and has been going through a tremendous declining enrollments," Dr. Castro said, and staff estimated the district is losing about "300 students" a year. Using an average of about $12,000 per pupil, presenters said that equates to roughly $3.6 million in lost funding annually.
The committee will operate under the Brown Act with public agendas and comment, officials said. Dr. Mirza, identified in the webinar as the district’s assistant superintendent of business services,…
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