The Natomas Unified School District will hold a public forum on closing a school at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Natomas High School theater, 3301 Fong Ranch Road.
The school board voted last year to close a school after the 2009-10 school year. District officials then appointed a School Closure Criteria Evaluation Committee, which will present its recommendations to the school board Feb. 10, said Heidi Van Zant, district spokeswoman.
The closure is being initiated to help balance the district's budget. The board has made $17.9 million in cuts since 2008-09, including cuts to the 2010-11 school year.
Closing a school is estimated to save the district $400,000 annually.
Because of financial problems, the district's budget continues to be supervised