Leon County School Board District 1 Member Alva Smith is urging her colleagues to consider the consolidation of low-capacity schools in an effort to reduce costs and boost teacher pay.
- Smith is pushing for school consolidation to achieve efficiency, hoping to free up an estimated $10 million in funding and increase teacher salaries by $5,000.
- Leon Classroom Teachers’ Association President Scott Mazur argues that conversations about consolidation are a result of Florida’s school choice policies.
- Watch the video to hear more about what consolidation could look like at schools.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
In an effort to raise teacher salaries and cut costs for the district, District 1 School Board Member Alva Smith is urging Leon County School Board members to be more efficient, which she believes could be achieved through school consolidation of low-capacity schools.
“What does consolidation look like to you?” ABC 27 asked…