The recommendation to close four schools was met with opposition from the public and trustees who said they were surprised by the proposal.
State-appointed monitor Abelardo Saavedra, shown here in March, told the South San ISD board Wednesday night it would have to make hard choices to get the district back on sound financial footing.A recommendation to close four South San Antonio Independent School District schools in an effort to avert a looming financial crisis was rejected by trustees during an emotional meeting Wednesday night.
Before discussion on the proposed closings began, Abelardo “Abe” Saavedra, a former South San superintendent who was appointed by the Texas Education Agency to monitor the troubled district, laid out the dire financial situation to trustees. “If we don’t do anything, we have about a year and a half before we start running out of money in the district,” Arrellano said.
After the first presentation on Athens Elementary, District 6 trustee Cyndi Ramirez, who won election to the board in November, complained about hearing about the recommendations for the first time and having little time to consider them.
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