Two Oakland schools to split from OUSD

Katy Murphy:

On Wednesday night at Oakland Technical High School, the Oakland school board votes on a staff resolution to close five elementary schools, Lakeview, Lazear, Marshall, Maxwell Park and Santa Fe. But the board is expected to be presented with another downsizing proposal, too: The faculties at two other schools, ASCEND and Learning Without Limits, have voted to secede from OUSD and operate those schools as independently run charters.

You can read more about it here. That story will be in Tuesday's Tribune. (And here is a link to a Sunday story about school closures.)

District staff estimate the budget shrinks by roughly $5,500 for each student who leaves OUSD (additional funds, such as the parcel tax, go to the district regardless of its enrollment/attendance). The enrollment of the two elementary schools adds up to about 800 -- which means the district's budget could take a hit of more than $4 million at the same time the administration is trying to save $2 million by closing schools.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 27, 2011 1:46 AM
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