Kansas City School Shutdown Plan: Longfellow & Troost

Here's a peek at the first on the list . . . Parents should expect more as enrollment continues to decline:

KCPS said 35 of its 37 currently operating schools are now recommended to stay open. But two schools -- Longfellow and Troost elementary schools -- are recommended to close or be converted next school year.

The district also doesn't have any plans to build or open any new schools at this time.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City Public Schools only calling for two schools to close now

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After public criticism, Kansas City Public Schools is now only recommending to close two school buildings instead of 10. The district shared changes to its Blueprint 2030 plan with the board at a meeting Wednesday night. KCPS said 35 of its 37 currently operating schools are now recommended to stay open.

Central High School to remain open, Longfellow Elementary would close under revised Blueprint 2030 plan

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Central High School and seven other schools in the Kansas City Public Schools won't close under the district's revised Blueprint 2030. However, Longfellow and Troost Elementary remain on the outside looking in. Last fall, the district released an initial Blueprint 2030 plan, that among other things, proposed the closure or repurposing of 10 schools.

Developing . . .