School Closure and Boundary Review FAQ

Yes. Families choosing to go to schools other than their boundary school are able to use the open enrollment process regardless of any early bird deadlines. 

Current openly enrolled students would be able to continue in the future, based on capacity.

Should the Governing Board vote to close schools, impacted families will be provided with more information on this process.

Enrollment can be completed through the district and school websites. More information will also be made available to the communities of schools that are proposed to close, following Governing Board action on the recommendation.

PVSchools remains committed to providing students with IEPs the supports they need. School closure and boundary review will not eliminate IEPs or student supports.

Yes. Creating new boundaries solidifies the commitment to providing transportation to students who qualify based on distance from their boundary school.

Should schools experience closure, families will be offered the ability to take advantage of several supports. These include receiving school open houses, buddy systems, and more.

PVSchools remains committed to making decisions that keep an appropriate teacher/student ratio. These proposed changes will not overcrowd receiving schools and will not change the district’s staffing ratio.

While PVSchools is confident that there is a place for every staff member impacted by proposed closures, this doesn’t mean that an entire staff will move to the same school. PVSchools, a leader in choice, will follow current bargaining agreements to allow staff options in their move.

The PVSchools Human Resources Department has met with all impacted staff to answer specific employment-related questions.

Supporting staff through this proposed transition includes support with moving school equipment and resources, compensated time, and more.

No decisions have been made for properties that are recommended to close. This separate discussion, following Governing Board action on the school closure and boundary review recommendations, could include intentions to rent out space, relocate current district programs or departments, or even create new play fields and more.

A variety of things were taken into consideration during this months-long process of research and discussion. Some of those things included enrollment numbers, specialty programs, an attempt to keeping neighborhoods together, and preparing for future changes to student population.

While PVSchools can’t promise that enrollment will not decrease any further, the recommendations included above are in part designed to help avoid similar situations in the near future. Proposed school closures are one piece of a strategy to address budget needs.

PVSchools is a leader in high classroom spending and low administrative costs, making cuts away from the classroom when possible. For more information about classroom spending visit the Classroom Spending page.

The budgeting process is completed each year and accounts for school needs based on staffing and enrollment numbers ensuring schools have the necessary staff and resources to support students.

Funds would be distributed to receiving schools.