New K-8 school proposed in latest Tucson school merger plan
New K-8 school proposed in latest Tucson school merger plan.
The Tucson Unified School District is proposing a major change for local students that would merge two campuses.
Superintendent Gabe Trujillo is recommended to the governing board that Cavett Elementary School consolidate into Utterback Middle School.
Under the proposal, the combined campuses would form a new K-8 school.
According to TUSD, the proposed consolidation would take effect in August 2028 for the 2028–29 school year.
This recommendation marks the seventh school consolidation proposal put forward by the district.
A community advisory committee developed the proposals after an extensive public review process.
The sixth consolidation would take effect in August 2028 for the 2028–29 school year.