Nancy Rose Dufford, executive director of the Pasadena Educational Network, sent this message out to PEN's mailing list about last night's PUSD board meeting:
At the Board Meeting tonight, the Board of Education voted to revise the school consolidation process.
The Board voted to allow the superintendent the flexibility to recommend between 0 and 3 schools for consolidation, rather than a minimum of three schools.
Rather than committing to having the Ed Center vacated by August 2011, the Board voted to conduct a feasibility study about the move which will be presented to the Board in April 2011.
The Board voted to change the school consolidation timeline. Instead of a recommendation on November 9, a study session on November 16, and an action item on November 23, there will be a special board meeting with the school consolidation recommendations and action item on November 16.
The Board decided to take Jackson off the table for consolidation for 2011-2012. They also voted to leave Norma Coombs at its current facility for the 2011-2012 school year. The superintendent plans to meet with the communities of those schools that remain on the list.
UPDATE 4:30 PM: County supervisor Michael D. Antonovich weighed in with this letter sent to the board Oct. 15.
