CMSD kicks off community meetings on school closures

• The district is looking to cut $150 million over the next three years.

Between the lines: Morgan also wants to right-size schools across the city to provide equal academic and extracurricular opportunities for all students.

• He lamented at last year's State of the Schools address that many CMSD high schools are too small to offer athletics or band.

🧐 The latest: The first of eight community conversations occurred last week, and Morgan told the gathered crowd that declining birth rates are the biggest factor affecting enrollment.

Stop by: Virtual conversations will be held Monday at 1pm and next Wednesday at 10am.

• In-person meetings at schools across the city will be held in the evenings this week and next.
• See the full schedule.

What's next: After gathering input from teachers, parents and the community, CMSD will assemble a list of schools to close or merge, and the board will vote on those recommendations.

• No schools will close until at least the 2026-27 school year.