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Last night the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their penultimate meeting for the 2024-25 school year.
The meeting began by honoring former board member Karalee Hargrove who announced her resignation from the board last month. Board President Christopher Claire described Hargrove as “always honest, gave her opinion on everything rather than just sitting back and going along with everyone.”
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Amy Woods gave a recap on last week’s graduation festivities. Out of three graduations, there were 80 graduates from Black Rock High School, 117 from Twentynine Palms High School, and 254 from Yucca Valley High School for a total of 451 graduates from MUSD.
During the public hearing for the Local Control and Accountability Plan, one public comment accused MUSD of “considering closing” four MUSD schools, including Friendly Hills. This outcry spilled over into general public comment as well, with three out of the five comments sharing the discontent. MUSD Public Information Officer Jene Estrada told Z107.7 that this information came from a recent May news update on the district’s site that stated MUSD “began reviewing a comprehensive demographic study analyzing population and enrollment trends throughout the basin… how changing demographics could impact student enrollment at individual school sites, particularly in the event of boundary adjustments or potential school closures.”
While the news update goes on to state that “the Board plans to continue this process over the next two years, carefully considering all available data before determining any necessary steps to support the long-term functionality and sustainability of the District,” Estrada firmly reassured Z107.7 that MUSD has no plans to close any of their schools.
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