Anchorage school closure recommendations goes beyond saving money, CFO says

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Chief Financial Officer for the Anchorage School District Jim Anderson said that potentially closing six elementary schools — which includes Abbott Loop, Wonder Park, Nunaka Valley, Klatt and Birchwood Elementary — won’t put a big dent in the projected $68 million budget deficit next year.

Anderson said closing schools that are smaller, where enrollment is declining, can help the district increase efficiencies. He gave the example of school nurses, which were in short supply at the beginning of the school year. Anderson said they were down seven school nurses, but if the district had six fewer schools, it would only have needed to hire one.

Still, Anderson said that the district is expecting pushback from the community. He said a recent survey indicated that parents would prefer closing schools to increased class sizes or eliminating programs, but choosing which schools is the hard part.

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