Overview

• Board members advanced the process after a meeting where roughly 40 parents spoke in opposition to the proposal affecting Pima Elementary and Echo Canyon K-8 School.
• Superintendent Scott Menzel has flagged enrollments under 300 at both campuses, citing insufficient funding to cover staffing and facility costs.
• District officials say they will wait for the Governing Board’s decision before detailed planning and intend for the facilities to continue serving their communities.
• If changes are approved, affected students would be able to use Arizona’s open-enrollment system with priority placement at district schools that have capacity.
• The proposal comes as Arizona districts confront declining K-12 rolls, with about 23,000 fewer students since 2019 and several Valley systems closing or consolidating schools.