Sacramento City board appears split over tonight's vote on closing 10 schools
Published: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 - 7:36 am
The proposal to shutter 10 elementary schools in Sacramento City Unified School District tonight appears headed for a split vote after numerous critics questioned the method used to decide which schools should close.
Several sources said newly appointed board member Jay Hansen could be the deciding vote on closures.
"I haven't made up my mind on each of the 11 schools," Hansen said Wednesday night. "We do have to make decisions. We can't kick the can down the road. I've talked to past board members who have said we should have done this a long time ago."
Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Jonathan Raymond is recommending 11 underenrolled elementary schools be closed to address declining enrollment that he said has left the district with