SFUSD is proposing to close 5-10 schools at the end of this school year.

Since parents of incoming kindergarteners, middle schoolers and high schoolers must submit their seven choices for schools on January 13 (and there is BOE’s and SFUSD’s two week holiday break from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2), there are a limited number of times that you can give your input to the SF School Board. The scheduled meetings are all at SFUSD’s HQ, 555 Franklin:

Monday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m.-Buildings and Grounds Committee will winnow the list to 5-10 schools. (Yes, I know that the meeting is not listed on the SFUSD website.)

Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.-Meeting of the Whole to Discuss the Closure of Treasure Island Elementary at the end of winter break on Dec. 23, 2005.

Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.-BOE Meeting of the Whole to Discuss the Final List of Schools that will be closed or merged at the end of the spring break on June 15, 2006.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.-BOE Regular Meeting-First Reading of the Resolution for School Closures and Mergers

Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.-BOE Regular Meeting-Second and Final Reading of the Resolution for School Closures and Mergers

The current criteria is if the elementary schools’ popoulation are less than 250 and they fill less than 75% of the capacity of the school. For middle schools, the criteria was less than 350 and they fill less than 75% of the capacity of the school. The schools currently on the closure list are:

Cabrillo Elementary School-District 1
Chinese Education Center-District 3
John Muir Elementary School-District 5
John Swett Elementary School-District 5
Jose Ortega Elemenary School-District 11
Malcolm X Elementary School-District 10
McKinley Elementary School-District 8
New Traditions Elementary School-District 5
Rosa Parks Elementary School-District 5
Sheridan Elementary School-District 11
Starr King Elementary School-District 10
Treasure Island Elementary School-Dream School-District 6
Aim High Academy MS-District 5
Enola Maxwell Middle School-District 10
Gloria R. Davis Middle School-Dream School-District 10
Luther Burbank Middle School-District 10
Willie Brown Jr. Middle School-Dream School-District 10
June Jordan School for Equity-District 10
Newcomer High School-District 2

If the criteria for enrollment levels for elementary schoolsare increased to less than 300 students, SFUSD staff identified these schools:

-Sanchez Elementary School-Dream School-District 8
-Carver Elementary School-District 10
-Serra Elementary School-District 9
-Daniel Webster Elementary School-District 10
-Grattan Elementary School-District 5
-Bret Harte Elementary School-District 10
-Sunnyside Elementary School-District 7