SAISD voted unanimously to close Carvajal Elementary, a 76-year old West Side school serving families in one of San Antonio’s poorest zip codes. While the closure disrupts hundreds of families, COPS/Metro leveraged SAISD’s commitment of $28.6 million in bond funds to build a new, modern K–8 school on the West Side.

COPS/Metro Leader Melody Herrera’s nephew is one of 400 students who will transfer to another school after this school year. “He’s been going to that school since pre-k and it’s convenient,” Herrera said. “He has his afterschool program there also at Good Samaritan.”

Standing with Herrera and a dozen COPS/Metro leaders at the final district vote, Rev. Mike DeGerolami of St. Timothy’s Catholic Church emphasized that COPS/Metro will continue to work with the district to ensure that the interests of West Side families are represented in the face of a ‘a new reality coming’ to SAISD and public education. 

“We will be here to watch, and to hold you accountable,” he said.

SAISD Board Unanimously Supports Closure of Carvajal Elementary School, San Antonio Express-News [pdf]

San Antonio ISD Votes Unanimously to Close Historic Carvajal Elementary on West Side, News4SA [pdf]