[Observing]

I think they have cut expenses as much as they can. I don't believe it's a mismanagement problem. It's simply a decline in enrollment, with less incoming State $$, and increasing operating costs.

At it's core, it's basically a the same problem that defines most of public education in the country. No choice or voice in the education
of their children to parents or tax payers.

For years the county and city school districts had an open
enrollment agreement. Kids in either district could attend
either district, and the state funding follwed their enrollment.
A little over a decade ago, the JCS distric ended up with a
school board that was serious about improving thier system.
They began a series of reforms that improved everything
from curriculum, to faculty to facililties. And so lot and lots
of parents in the country distric began sending their kids
there, especially at the elementary level, feeling that the
educational opportunity was better.

Now for decades the cross over enrollment had basically been
a wash. Once the city district had siphoned off a significant,
the county district reneged and wanted all the money back,
It had nothing to do with educating children, and was ll about
money and power. And now that the city district has lost
the state funding for out of district children, they can't
afford to operate as they have. They may not be forced
to close/merge, but they will have to drastically cut back.
It's really a disgusting shame. And one that should upset
concerned parent everywhere, because as I began, it's
the same sorry story of the whole national educational
system in miniature.