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Vallejo college district board to shut 2 faculties amid funds cuts

By Miles Cooper
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February 20, 2025
Vallejo college district board to shut 2 faculties amid funds cuts
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Vallejo college district board to shut 2 faculties amid funds cuts

(BCN) — The board of the Vallejo Metropolis Unified Faculty District on Wednesday night time made the choice to shut two faculties amid a funds shortfall, the district stated. Closing the 2 transitional kindergarten by eighth grade faculties — Mare Island Well being and Health Academy and the Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy — is an try to shore up a $36 million funds shortfall over the following two years, based on the district.

The closures are a part of a plan to shave $12.8 million off the funds for the 2025-26 college 12 months, together with $7.4 million in staffing reductions. The choice to shut the Mare Island academy was unanimous, with one board member voting no on the Loma Vista closure.

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The board can even transfer Vallejo Constitution Faculty to the Mare Island campus starting within the 2025-26 college 12 months.

“The decisions we made tonight were incredibly difficult, and we do not take them lightly,” board president John Fox stated in a press release. “We understand the impact this has on our students, families, and staff, and we are committed to supporting them through this decision.”

Discussions about closing the faculties have carried on for months and generated pushback from college students and households, however in the end the board finalized the cuts Wednesday. In response to Vallejo Superintendent Ruben Aurelio, the district wanted to chop the $12 million to stay solvent.

The district cites a “steady” decline in enrollment as a key issue within the funds deficit. In response to information on its web site, enrollment stood at 14,183 college students within the 2014-15 college 12 months however had dipped right down to 9,856 college students by the 2023-24 college 12 months.

The district additionally cites socioeconomic adjustments in Vallejo, corresponding to decrease delivery charges, greater housing costs and a pointy rise in the price of residing, making town a tricky promote for individuals with youngsters. Regardless of the closures, VCUSD nonetheless initiatives a $36 million structural deficit over the following two years, “making further reductions unavoidable,” the district stated within the assertion Wednesday night time.

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It will imply extra college closures and staffing cuts. These talks will begin in April.

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