TUSD stops closure proposals at 8 schools for next 2 years
TUSD stops closure proposals at 8 schools for next 2 years.
The Tucson Unified School District has finished releasing school consolidation proposals, and local school communities are taking further steps against the possible closures.
Tucson Unified School District leadership is recommending the closure or consolidation of eight schools during the next two school years, including Dunham Elementary on Tucson’s eastside and Cragin Elementary in midtown.
After previously launching a petition, those associated with Cragin Elementary have submitted a counterproposal to the governing board, asking the district to collaborate on a two-to-three-year improvement plan instead of merging Cragin into Blenman Elementary by next school year.
Those across town at Dunham Elementary are seeing a petition that was created late last month grow.
More than 160 signatures have been added to the effort to save the school, which only has 124 students.
The next TUSD Governing Board meeting on these closures is Nov. 10 at Catalina High School.
That's when the district will present its three consolidations proposed for 2028-2029.