The Tucson Unified School District took the first steps toward closing schools in an attempt to right-size the district at Tuesday night’s Governing Board meeting.
Forming committees and adjusting school boundaries were part of the plan announced by TUSD general counsel Robert Ross, who spoke to the board Tuesday night, and went over state statutes on how to move forward.
Discussing the required process is first phase over the next seven months to explore, research and examine new district boundaries and evaluate which schools could be closed and consolidated due to declining enrollment. August could be the first time the public sees which schools are being considered for closure, the plan says. December is when the strategic consolidation plan goes to the board, according to slide 12 of Tucson night’s presentation…