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Lynwood Unified board reviews plan to consolidate schools; trustees delay decisions after community and equity concerns
Summary
Trustees reviewed a facilities optimization plan proposing to move Hossler Middle to the Bullis campus and consider closing Lugo, Wilson and Rosa Parks elementary schools to address declining enrollment and budget shortfalls; no closures were approved and trustees asked staff for deeper equity analysis and more community engagement.
Lynwood Unified School District trustees on Nov. 19 reviewed a facilities optimization plan that would consolidate some campuses to address declining enrollment and budget pressures, but took no formal votes to close schools after robust public comment and repeated requests from board members for more equity‑centered analysis.
The district presented a facilities master plan (completed Oct. 2024) showing roughly $240 million in campus needs and said it has approximately $80 million from a bond not yet issued. Superintendent (title in transcript) told trustees the review is intended to align district facilities with current enrollment and financial forecasts, and that the session was framed as advisory, not a decision meeting.
Doctor Janssen, district finance staff, outlined budget trends tied to falling student counts and expiring COVID relief funds, saying revenues are falling while expenditures — including utilities and compensation — are rising. Janssen provided a rough operational savings estimate of about $1.5 million per elementary campus that could result from consolidation, and staff presented seven scenarios (A–G) that vary the…
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