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Grand jury urges districts to merge
- 07-07-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
With school districts strapped for dollars and looking for pennies to pinch, the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury is urging smaller districts to consider one money-saving option that most won’t like: consolidation. The Mercury News reported that the 19-member jury, an investigative body that issues advisory reports, estimates annual savings of $51 million if the county’s 31 school districts were unified and consolidated. “Achieving School District Efficiency Through Consolidation” recommended that small elementary feeder districts combine with four high school districts – Fremont Union, Mountain View-Los Altos, Los Gatos-Saratoga and Campbell Union – to form four K-12 districts. (more...)
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