why jay partridge elementary school was shut down?

Answer 1

The school district was a million dollars in debt, and had to cut costs to get out of debt. Without closing schools, they could only save half a million.

"Trustees spent hours chipping away a few thousand dollars at a time from a budget with a $1.1 million deficit, only to vote, shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, March 25, to close both Nord and Jay Partridge elementary schools.
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Ultimately, the board voted to make 12 cuts, including: reducing the use of portable buildings; putting money set aside for the strategic plan into the general fund; cutting all district departments by 6 percent; and eliminating district-paid extra-duty positions, such as department chairs. Three and one-half jobs will be lost: a site administrator, a classified manager, a clerk and a half-time custodial position.

The dollar figure stalled at around half a million, and it was then that the mood began to shift from discouraged to depressed.

Finally, Huber made a motion to close one in-town school and one out-of-town school. Watts, saying the closures were a one-year fix at best and nearly impossible to undo, voted no, as did Reed, the board's newest member.

A 3-2 vote to close schools then forced a vote of which to close.

When Huber said his preference was to leave Rosedale open, the room grew silent. He said that his daughter attended Jay Partridge for two years, and he had formed the opinion that the location is unsafe due to traffic. "