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District staff outline plan to consolidate Village Meadows into Pueblo Del Sol to address $5 million shortfall
Summary
At a town hall, Sierra Vista Unified District staff presented Superintendent Romo’s recommendation to consolidate Village Meadows into Pueblo Del Sol citing declining enrollment and a roughly $5,000,000 operating deficit; staff said programs and services would continue and the governing board will set a special meeting date to vote.
District staff presented a recommendation from Superintendent Romo to consolidate Village Meadows Elementary into Pueblo Del Sol as a way to right‑size schools and address an operating shortfall of about $5,000,000.
At the town hall, Crystal Wambach, interim director of curriculum and instruction, said the district is seeing enrollment declines and underutilized classrooms, and that staffing currently exceeds enrollment: “we currently have more teachers than our enrollment supports with about 76 teachers when our enrollment indicates that we have that need closer to 61,” she said, describing the consolidation as a step to protect long‑term financial stability while preserving…
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