SAN ANTONIO — In a nearly unanimous vote, trustees for Judson ISD in northeast San Antonio decided to close three elementary schools and one middle school next year.
The 6-1 vote on Monday came without naming the to-be-shuttered schools, according to the San Antonio Express-News. District officials and volunteers will make those selections over the next week.
Trustees aim to vote for the closed campuses on Feb. 16.
According to the Express-News, Judson ISD has recently wrestled with “leadership changes and a growing number of campuses struggling academically.” The district narrowly voted to oust its superintendent last week.
The district is also facing an estimated “$35 million budget shortfall due to declining enrollment and the end of pandemic-era funds” with no chief financial officer to help. Closing four campuses will provide a projected $7 million assist, the Express-News reported.