Clear Creek ISD addresses school closure rumors

Clear Creek ISD believes that schools are the center of the community and has no plans to close any, according to the press release.

Clear Creek ISD has released a statement assuring residents that there are no plans to close down any schools, contrary to circulating rumors.

The school district wants to assuage fears that underutilized schools will be closed to make up for budget shortcomings. Clear Creek ISD believes that schools are the center of the community and has no plans to close any, according to the press release.

The districts are unbalanced with some school populations growing quickly while others shrink. In order to address this issue, a citizens committee is being formed to review attendance boundaries.

This year Clear Creek ISD has lost $14.5 million and is expected to lose another $7.5 million in the next school year. In the press release, school officials say that funding problems will persist until changes are made in the ways the state funds education.

For up-to-date information about the School Boundary Advisory Committee, visit www.ccisd.net and click Education Matters, or call 281-284-0020.