Several city schools to be closed, reconfigured under Boston Public Schools’ plan [Video]

The Boston Public Schools announced plans Tuesday to close, merge or reconfigure grade reconfigurations in several schools across the city.The district said the closures and changes are designed to address declining enrollment, inefficient use of resources and older buildings that do not support the needs of modern education.”These are things that need to be part of that high-quality student experience. As the community has said, those require space,” Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper said. “So the old adages of capacity that buildings initially were based on are not relevant in the same way to us.”The closures are be part of the Boston School Committee’s Long-Term Facilities Plan, which will begin on Jan. 22, with the closure of Excel High School in South Boston, which is set for the end of the 2025-26 school year.Under the plan, Dever Elementary School in Dorchester will also be closed, and Winthrop Elementary School …