3 Boston schools may close end of next school year

Boston Public Schools superintendent recommends permanent closure of Excel High School
Boston’s school’s superintendent is recommending Excel High School to permanently close its doors at the end of the school year as part of a wide-ranging rehaul plan of the district.
Boston Public Schools recommends multiple school closures, mergers
The closures, part of the district’s ongoing Long-Term Facilities Plan, would take place at the end of the 2025-26 school year.
BPS officials to recommend closing multiple schools, including Excel High in South Boston
Excel High School, a smaller school housed within the former South Boston High School building, had only 387 students last year, according to state data. This “dwindling” enrollment, as Skipper called it, trended down over the past decade or so from a peak of 660 students in 2011-12.
Boston Public Schools to propose closures of several schools
The district announced plans to shutter the K-6 Dever Elementary in Dorchester as well as Excel High School in South Boston. Additional school closures are expected before 2030 as part of the district's long-term plan to close or consolidate under-enrolled schools.
Boston Public Schools superintendent announces plans to close Excel High School
In a statement issued Monday evening, Superintendent Mary Skipper said the closure of Excel High School would be part of the Boston School Committee's Long-Term Facilities Plan.
Several city schools to close, be reconfigured under Boston Public Schools' plan
Several other schools will be reconfigured — the Boston Teachers Union Pilot School in Jamaica Plain and the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School in Mattapan will be reconfigured as a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade schools. Roxbury's Dearborn STEM Academy will be reconfigured as a seventh through 12th grade school.
Boston plans to close four schools under proposal by city officials
BOSTON – Students and parents have just learned about a plan by city officials to close a South Boston high school. In a letter to parents Monday night, Superintendent Mary Skipper said Excel High School would close as part of a larger public school consolidation plan across the city.
Boston Public Schools announces major proposals to close, reconfigure, merge schools
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Boston Public Schools proposes school closures and mergers by end of next school year
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper officially announced on Tuesday that they plan to close three schools, including Excel High School in South Boston, at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Three Boston schools may close the end of next school year
Boston Public Schools announced Tuesday that the district is considering closing three schools at the end of the 2026-2027 school year and merging two others.
Excel High School in South Boston recommended to close, superintendent says
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper is to reveal more details to the Excel school community on Tuesday.
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