Ed Garza, a San Antonio ISD trustee and former San Antonio mayor, said the new educational landscape necessitates a conversation about an updated educational system in the county.
Veteran teacher Linda Santillan instructs her class at Athens Elementary School on the first day of the campus reopening in 2019. South San Antonio ISD trustees, faced with a $12 million budget deficit, voted Wednesday to close Athens and two other schools in an effort to save money.With shifting enrollments across Bexar County school districts and ongoing state interventions, questions have arisen about whether troubled districts could be consolidated with a healthier district in the future.
Despite facing a $12 million deficit and declining enrollment, the district hasn’t fallen below a C rating and scored an A on the most recent state financial rating. Lawmakers and other elected officials have broached the subject with caution over the years in commentary and through legislation. Senate Bill 2 in the 83rd legislative session in 2013 directed TEA to explore the impact of consolidation on school performance, specifically looking at counties that include at least seven school districts and 10 open-enrollment charter schools.finding that such a plan would cost more than it would save.
“The main factors that contribute to cost savings are economies of scale at the district and school levels,” she said. Southside ISD is rapidly growing, adding 8% enrollment since last year with projected growth continuing, according toOver the years, a growing number of charter schools have also cropped up across the county, drawing tens of thousands of students from traditional school districts. Voucher-like policies being discussed in the Texas Legislature would allow even more students to choose schools outside of traditional districts.
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