Education
BY PATRICIA ORTIZ
Keller ISD committees propose school closures to save $51.6M Whitley Road Elementary School and Liberty Elementary School students would now attend Indian Springs Middle School. Some Independence Elementary School students would go to Timber- view Middle School. Also of note
Keller ISD is considering closing three interme- diate schools and one elementary school to save the district a total of $51.6 million. KISD’s Long Range Planning and Citizens Bond Advisory committees discussed the plan at a joint April 2 meeting and at a board workshop April 8. If the plan is approved by the Keller ISD o cials, it would take e ect for the 2027-28 school year. The gist District o cials are considering the closure of Bear Creek Intermediate School, Parkwood Hill Intermediate School and Trinity Meadows Intermediate School. The intermediate school closures would create uniform grade con gurations, which Deputy Superintendent John Allison said was the commit- tees’ top priority. All elementary schools would have students through fth grade, middle schools would be sixth through eighth grades and high schools would start at ninth grade.
“If we’ve spent money on a campus, it’s because we’ve had to. We’ve had to address an issue.” JOHN ALLISON, KISD DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
The district is also considering closing Shady Grove Elementary School to improve district e ciency. Shady Grove has an estimated $5.9 million more in capital needs than other schools, according to the district. Students attending this school would be reassigned to nearby campuses. KISD Place 5 Board Trustee Chris Coker shared concerns about the decision making process for the closures, particularly about the state of the facilities, at the April 8 meeting. Looking ahead As of this edition’s press time, the board was expected to vote on the plan April 23.
“I think we need to do a better job communicating the other variables
than just the cost of the school, because people are noticing that.” CHRIS COKER, KISD PLACE 5 BOARD TRUSTEE
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