Schools
Marin Elementary School Selected For Closure: Report
Should the board accept the recommendation, Novato's Lu Sutton would close before the start of the 2022-2023 school year.
NOVATO, CA — A Novato elementary school has been selected for closure by a committee empaneled by a Novato school district, The Marin Independent Journal reports.
A Novato Unified School District committee picked Lu Sutton for closure, the report said.
The NUSD's 7-11 Committee, a panel assigned to recommend one of the district’s eight elementary schools for closure in a cost-cutting move, announced late last month that had narrowed its focus to three schools including Lu Sutton.
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Lynwood and Rancho were the other closure candidates.
Should the board accept the recommendation, the closure would into effect at the start of the 2022-2023 school year, the report said.
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The board is scheduled to vote on the measure May 25, the report said.
Shuttering Lu Sutton would save the district around $400,000 according to the report.
The NUSD faces a potential $4 million annual shortfall should a parcel tax that expires in June 2023 not be renewed, the report said.
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