Operational Sustainability

Board Decision Regarding School Closures and Changes to Boundaries and Programs

The HUSD Board of Education discussed and took action on revised recommendations brought forward regarding school closures and changes to boundaries and programs. The following is a summary of their decision. 

2022/23 School Year
School Closure	Bowman Elementary Strobridge Elementary
Program Relocation and Campus Closure	SIAC and HUB preschool programs move to elementary school sites

*All other decisions were tabled. New proposed boundaries based on board action and community input will be brought forward at the December 8 board meeting. 

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Creating an Equitable Educational Experience at HUSD

The Challenge

HUSD’s facilities are aging and require over $900M in investment. Additionally, the district is facing a continuing decline in enrollment due primarily to changing demographics and the high cost of living in the Bay Area. HUSD is carefully examining these challenges while planning for a budget shortfall.

The Opportunity 

Our district is well positioned to provide students with a more equitable educational experience that offers every child the opportunity to access modern facilities and receive continuity of educational programs. A shift in how we utilize our facilities can also result in exciting opportunities for our students such as:

• Offering preschool/TK classes at all of our elementary schools
• Expanding our dual-language. immersion programs at elementary school and continuing them in middle school.
• Ensuring that all elementary and middle school students have access to either new facilities or modernized classrooms.
• Transforming the Parent Resource HUB into a full service resource center for families by offering new services such as technology and English learner support.
• Utilizing our properties to bring in much-needed revenue to the district for strategic reinvestment.

We can do better to align the use of our facilities, the needs of our community, and the availability of our limited resources. We are proposing changes to our boundaries, planning for more continuity of programs, and recommending school closures to better serve our community.