This comes after the district's financial shortfall initially prompted the district to begin closing and merging schools in early 2022.
"We had already budgeted money for what we were calling 'welcoming schools' that would absorb student from the closed schools. Within the resolution that we past yesterday, it gives us the option to reallocate that money to offset any added costs that rescinding the closures might bring," Hutchinson said.In her report, the Superintendent projects that next year, 2023-2024, Oakland Unified will see 458 fewer students.
"The way we increase enrollment and increase attendance is by supporting our neighborhood schools and making them the best schools that we can," Hutchinson said.But when it came to last night's vote, you can say that the board put "the cart before the horse" -- voting without ever seeing a fiscal impact analysis, which is always required before a vote of this nature.
Here's the explanation: "It is not possible to finalize the analysis on such short notice and so staff will publish its analysis on Jan. 25, 2023."
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