Anchorage School Board green-lights closure of Abbot Loop Elementary, among other cuts

and continued budget discussions, board members agreed only on the potential closure of Abbott Loop Elementary.

During public testimony before the board’s vote, many educators and advocates in support of keeping open the neighborhood schools spoke about“I’m...I’m going to cry,” Dana Kane, a teacher at Abbot Loop, said as she began her testimony. “We understand there’s a budget crisis. But we’re heartbroken. Our students are heartbroken. Our parents are heartbroken. Our staff is heartbroken, because we built those relationships. We are a family, we’re a community.

Potter called for the district to perform an equity study on the closure of any school it may consider next, including Abbot; to make publicly available a complete breakdown of budget savings that would be achieved over the following five years; and a board resolution requiring the district to provide an annual review for at least five years of the success or failure of the specific closure, academically and relative to budget savings projected by the district.

The school board will continue to face tough decisions without major increases to state funding, other income streams and to student enrollment, board members acknowledged.

Really sad to see this but I wish for the Best to all the childrens and their Families, especially The Staffs ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

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