{"id":397049,"date":"2025-11-22T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/397049\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:06:19","slug":"scottsdale-school-district-to-vote-on-closing-2-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/397049\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale school district to vote on closing 2 schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014\u00a0With just three weeks until Scottsdale Unified School District\u2019s governing board votes on whether to close two schools, parents are still urging members to keep them open.<\/p>\n<p>The two schools at risk of closing their doors are Echo Canyon School and Pima Elementary School, where Travis Nietz enrolled his children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Pima has a good focus on the academics as well as the extracurriculars. They have a lot to offer for the kids,\u201d Nietz told KTAR News 92.3 FM. \u201cLosing that \u2026 I\u2019m not really sure what to do after this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The final vote on the closures set for the governing board\u2019s Dec. 9 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Why is Scottsdale school district considering closing two schools?<\/p>\n<p>According to the district, potential closures may be necessary because of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.susd.org\/school-repurposing-enrollment-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">projected $9 million budget deficit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Low enrollment has also been a factor, with declining birth rates in the district and a decreasing amount of family housing available within district boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>According to the district, enrollment has been dropping by 2% each year since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The district would use the extra money gained from shutting down the two schools to invest in special education, expanded early learning and other specialty programs within schools.<\/p>\n<p>If the closures are approved the district would provide student reassignment, transportation, and relocation assistance along with a clear timeline for the shutdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Another parent with children at Pima Elementary School, Vivian Lugo, told\u00a0KTAR News\u00a0she wants the governing board to rethink closing the two schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet Pima be its own entity and make an exception to whatever rule that there is, because I know that enrollment has a big play in it,\u201d Lugo said. \u201cThey put a lot of money into rebuilding the school just a couple of years ago, so for it to kind of go away \u2014 even after that \u2014 to me, it\u2019s kind of crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Funding for this journalism is made possible by the Arizona Local News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@shiratanzernews\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @@shiratanzernews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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