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Vallejo school district board to close 2 schools amid budget cuts

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(BCN) -- The board of the Vallejo City Unified School District on Wednesday night made the decision to close two schools amid a budget shortfall, the district said. Closing the two transitional kindergarten through eighth grade schools -- Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and the Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy -- is an attempt to shore up a $36 million budget shortfall over the next two years, according to the district. The closur…

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Kron 4 News

Vallejo school district board to close 2 schools amid budget cuts

2 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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Times-Herald

Vallejo school board votes to close two schools

In a unanimous decision, the Vallejo City Unified School District board voted Wednesday to close Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and relocate Vallejo Charter School to its campus in the coming school year. In a 4-1 vote — with President John Fox opposed — the board also approved the closing of Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy, allocating the space for district use. The five-acre Loma Vista Farm will not be affected. Instead, the o…

2 days ago

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NBC Bay Area

Vallejo City Unified School District to close 2 schools

The Vallejo City Unified School District board voted to close two schools on Wednesday. The district said that they will shut down Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy at the end of this school year. The decision comes as the district faces a $36 million budget deficit. The board has approved nearly $13 million in budget cuts for next year, which will include layoffs. The president of the school boa…

3 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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Local News Matters

Vallejo Unified school board votes to close two schools amid $36M budget shortfall - Local News Matters

The board of the Vallejo City Unified School District has made the decision this week to close two schools amid a budget shortfall, the district said. Closing the two transitional kindergarten through eighth grade schools — Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and the Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy — is an attempt to shore up a $36 million budget shortfall over the next two years, according to the district. The closures are part of …

2 days ago

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Vallejo Sun

Vallejo school district to close two schools, cut 75 staff positions

VALLEJO – The Vallejo City Unified School District’s Board of Education voted Wednesday to close two schools and relocate another starting next school year as well as cut 75 staff positions in order to close a looming budget deficit.The school board voted unanimously during its meeting Wednesday to close Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy and move Vallejo Charter School onto the Mare Island campus. It also voted 4-1 to close Loma Vista Envir…

2 days ago·Solano County, United States

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