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Vallejo Board Votes to Close 3 Elementary Schools, Approves $32 Million in Cuts

Leaders cite steep enrollment losses, with a projected $26 million deficit driving the plan to stabilize finances.

Overview

  • Highland, Lincoln and Pennycook will shut by the end of the 2025–26 school year after a unanimous board vote.
  • About 1,000 students and more than 100 staff will be affected, with the district pledging enrollment help and personalized transition support.
  • Officials moved to eliminate over 200 positions for next school year, with the teachers union seeking to place affected educators at other sites.
  • District projections estimate each closure will save roughly $450,000 to $1.1 million annually.
  • After months of narrowing seven candidates to three, trustees selected Highland instead of Cooper, marking a second consecutive year of campus closures.