<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08RVfj_1GvlL1Oj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08RVfj_1GvlL1Oj00" width="800" height="450" >Boise, Idaho (CBS2) — McMillan Elementary School will close at the end of this school year after the West Ada School District school board voted unanimously to shut down the school on Monday. During Mondays School Board meeting, district officials said McMillan has seen a 36% enrollment decline and would require $5.4 million in upgrades. The district also said McMillan is on track to see a 73% decline in enrollment from 2014 to 2031, with 121 students projected by 2031.According to district leaders, the school has 140 students who will be affected by the school closure. Staff and parents spoke during the school board meeting, urging district leaders to consider alternatives. “We are not simply asking to keep a building open, we are asking for an opportunity to explore whether McMillan can continue providing something uniquely valuable to west ada, the students we serve and Idaho's technology economy,” Randy Hawkins, an educator at McMillan said,“What we didn't have was a real two way conversation about keeping McMillan open or on how to rebalance enrollment across our entire district where declining numbers are a reality every single school is facing," a parent who's child attends McMillan Elementary said during the board meeting.In a sperate planning effort, the West Ada School District is moving forward with a broader attendance boundary review in the southern portion of the district. Board member David Binetti said the financial and enrollment projections did not support keeping the school open.“What I'm looking at is simple mathematics, the numbers don't justify it, the numbers aren't headed in the right direction and for them to have to turn around, they would have to turn around to a degree that is substantially more than any model that I've seen,” Binetti said.District officials said families will be able to choose among nearby elementary schools, including Pioneer, Frontier, Joplin and Summerwind elementaries.The district said it plans to support staff with changes of placement. Officials said they will evaluate future use of the McMillan school building and consider selling or leasing it.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0XdXLD_1GvlL1Oj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0XdXLD_1GvlL1Oj00" width="800" height="450" ></div></body>

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Boise, Idaho (CBS2) — McMillan Elementary School will close at the end of this school year after the West Ada School District school board voted unanimously to shut down the school on Monday. During Mondays School Board meeting, district officials said McMillan has seen a 36% enrollment decline and...

West Ada School Board votes to close McMillan Elementary School

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Boise, Idaho (CBS2) — McMillan Elementary School will close at the end of this school year after the West Ada School District school board voted unanimousl

West Ada School Board votes to close McMillan Elementary School

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