When the last parcel tax passed, they said they wouldn close schools but then they did – what happened there?
After the 2005 parcel tax passed, brand-new Ruby Bridges elementary school opened on the west end. The school board consolidated three very small schools into Ruby Bridges, bringing about some economic efficiencies that have allowed other program cuts to be avoided. While it was heart-breaking for the schools affected (Woodstock, Longfellow and Miller), maintaining these small schools of 200 or less students was not feasible. Our district’s smallest school is now Franklin Elementary, with 285 students at capacity.
