Declining enrollment sparks realignment
Justin Murphy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK
Eleven schools would close and another dozen would be affected under a plan released Tuesday by Rochester City School District Superintendent Carmine Peluso, the most significant proposed overhaul of RCSD in more than 30 years.
Gone would be Franklin Upper School, the symbolic epicenter of the city’s struggles with youth violence, as well as RISE Community School 106 , which just five years ago was heralded as the beacon of a new era in the district. Four middle schools and a high school would be created, part of an overall grade-level realignment into elementary, middle and high schools.
The changes will go into effect in the 2024-25 school year if the school board approves them. That vote is expected Oct. 19.