The San Antonio Independent School District has released a draft framework that could be used to determine which schools to close or consolidate for the 2024-25 school year.The San Antonio Independent School District has released a draft framework that could be used in the selection process for a list of schools to be closed or consolidated and a list of schools that will receive affected students in the 2024-25 school year.
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When deciding which schools students will transfer to, the district plans to use eight categories of information and an “equity lens.”School characteristics including the academic performance and programming also will be a factor. The six proposed values include: creating thriving schools, serving families and students, standing by staff, driving toward equity, finding a suitable use for buildings that may be vacated and upgrading all remaining buildings and academic programs.
“We will begin reversing years of growing and systemic inequities, where some students and families benefit from higher spending, better buildings and greater access to academic opportunity compared to others,” the values draft reads. “In order to address this legacy, we will view all criteria — primary and contextual — through an equity lens.”
Alejandra Lopez, the president of the San Antonio Alliance, and others have called for community members to have the final say both on whether schools close and what happens to the building.