The Tigard-Tualatin School District has announced plans to close Alberta Rider Elementary School at the beginning of the 2028-29 school year.
“The district is making these changes to address declining enrollment, which have left several school buildings underused,” the district said in a statement released Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5. “By consolidating schools and updating boundaries across the district, TTSD aims to avoid the need for ongoing boundary shifts in individual communities.”
The district said that by maintaining fuller school buildings, it benefits students’ experience “by decreasing the likelihood of split-grade classes and increasing student access to full-time staff who provide additional physical education instruction, reading instruction and other supports.”…