Most Significant Decision in Decades - Duluth Schools

This morning’s headline in the newspaper: “School Board’s Decision the most Significant in Decades”. As I wrote last night, the school board voted 6 – 1 to approve the “Red Plan”. The only member voting against was the one that represents the Central High School area, I can certainly understand that he received pressure from his constituents because the plan meant the closing of Central High School.

This really is the most significant decision made after decades of indecision. As one letter writer on the opinion page this morning put it “the red plan isn’t perfect, but it faces hard facts”. No plan will ever be perfect. This writer is a sophomore at East High School. He doesn’t want to see his school become a middle school, however he “will not allow (his) selfishness to deny a future student a better education”.

This plan will be phased in over 5 years, and at the end of the implementation phase, all of the schools not closed, in the district will be new or like new. Dr. Dixon emphasized the commitment to find a boundary that would create equitable spaces for all students, this commitment was added to last night’s red plan.