The fate of Carpinteria Family School is hanging in the balance.
Parents are worried about the school’s future after the Carpinteria Unified School District budget proposal only included funds for one teacher, leaving the school with one class and eliminating the second- and third-grade class after the kindergarten and first-grade class was eliminated last year.
The school board will officially make a decision on grade reconfiguration on Tuesday, and district staff is recommending that the school only offers a fourth- and fifth-grade class for the 2025-26 school year…