Hi Oly Guy. The enrollment in all the schools has actually increased and the occupancy numbers the district has been using are grossly inaccurate. For Madison they are using the two portables, the room that is being occupied by the transition to kindergarten program, the stage, and library as classrooms. The portables were put there by the district not because Madison wanted them but because it was cheaper for the district to move them there than have them destroyed. They were installed at Roosevelt in the 80s and weren't new then. They arent great learning environments for sure and we're used as overflow flex space. The deficit in the budget is very small 2% and even closing these schools would not solve it. Wouldn't even save half of what is needed and put the receiving schools above capacity. There are viable ongoing long term solutions that have been presented and they dont involve closing any schools or cutting programs and staff that are at the student interface level. The hope is that now the district will actually listen and work with the community. We have lots of very smart creative people here who are putting in the time for the good of ALL the students.
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