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Parents urge ABC Unified to preserve neighborhood programs, propose community‑school and marketing alternatives
Summary
Community speakers urged the board to save Ferguson and Sters schools, expand dual‑immersion and IB offerings, pursue community‑school models and joint grants, and increase marketing of popular programs rather than proceed with closures.
Community members filled the meeting to press the board for alternatives to consolidation. Dozens of public commenters — parents, teachers and local advocates — urged the board to preserve neighborhood schools and invest in programmatic strategies to boost enrollment.
Multiple speakers asked the district to promote dual‑immersion programs and consider combining program models (for example, IB plus dual‑immersion) to make specific campuses more attractive to families. Carla B. Santa Cruz urged cross‑district…
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