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13 San Francisco schools facing possible closure, merger

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More than a dozen schools in San Francisco meet the criteria for closing or merging, the San Francisco Unified School District announced Tuesday.

The announcement comes as the district tries to manage a $400 million budget deficit.

SFUSD, which has 121 schools, is facing scrutiny from the state and the city for budget trouble that's only partly related to declining enrollment. The district said it is mired in a budget deficit and is projected to run out of money by 2025.

Below is a list of the 13 schools meeting the criteria for closing or merging, according to the district. Three would close, eight would merge with another school and two would become a welcoming school for a closed school.

SCHOOLPROPOSED PLAN FOR 2025-26
El DoradoMerge with Visitacion Valley and students move to the
Visitacion Valley campus
Harvey MilkMerge with Sanchez Elementary and the campus is
potentially repurposed as an Early Education Center
Jean ParkerStudents attend Gordon J. Lau (Cantonese Biliteracy)
or John Yehall Chin (General Education)
Malcolm XMerge with Carver Elementary and students move to
the Carver campus
ReddingWelcoming school for Yick Wo students (General
Education and Special Day Class Program)
SF Community
Alternative TK-8
Merge with Paul Revere TK-8 School
SF Public
Montessori
Merge with Rosa Parks
Spring ValleyMerge with John Muir
SutroStudents attend Lafayette or Alamo (General
Education) and CIS @ DeAvila (Cantonese Biliteracy)
and the campus is potentially repurposed as an Early
Education Center
Visitacion ValleyMerge with El Dorado on the Visitacion Valley campus
Yick WoStudents attend Redding Elementary (General and
Special Day Class Program) and Sherman Elementary
(General Education)
June Jordan
School for Social Justice
Merge with John O’Connell High School and move to
the O’Connell campus
The AcademyMerge with Raoul Wallenberg High School and move
to the Wallenberg campus

SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne announced the campuses up for consideration in a post on the district website called "Difficult Decisions for a Brighter Future in SFUSD."

"I have to be honest about the tough decisions that are on the horizon to balance our budget. There will be significant staff reductions, which will impact all of our schools," Wayne said. "We are particularly mindful of the impacts of these staff reductions on schools already experiencing the greatest resource challenges because of their enrollment patterns and other factors. In some circumstances, we must explore whether we can best meet student needs by consolidating schools."

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Wayne also announced the district starting on Thursday will launch a series of meetings with the community and schools to discuss the closures and mergers.

The district is expected to submit recommendations for school closures and mergers to trustees at a Nov. 12 Board of Education meeting. The school board may take action on school closures at a Dec. 10 meeting.

Visit sfusd.edu for more information.

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