Roosevelt School District’s superintendent Dr. Dani Portillo says like other districts across the country, they have seen a decrease in enrollment.
Dr. Dani Portillo, superintendent for the district, said they have communicated the news online and in meetings to let people know about potential changes and have also conducted community surveys that could impact the district’s decisions moving forward.
“The number one thing that has come up from all of the community groups that we’ve engaged with is that they want us to do what’s best for students so that we prepare them through our programming and through our educational experiences,” Portillo said.
Portillo said the deficit is in part due to the district’s sharp decrease in enrollment.
According to the district, enrollment in 2007 was more than 12,000 and this year it is less than 7,500.
“We have had a pattern of enrollment for quite some time [like] other …