{"id":865,"date":"2026-05-29T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:03:58","slug":"scottsdale-weighs-closure-options-for-more-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=865","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale weighs closure options for more schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>SCOTTSDALE, AZ \u2014 A Scottsdale Unified School District committee has forwarded three options for more possible school closures to Superintendent Scott Menzel for analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=863\">Thrills without the bills: How to save at theme parks this summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The goal here was to be able to narrow the options so we could do a deeper dive,&#8221; Menzel said.<\/p>\n<p>These are the three options that will be reviewed by the district:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first would close or repurpose\u00a0Redfield and Laguna schools.<\/li>\n<li>The second option would close or repurpose Laguna and Desert Canyon schools.<\/li>\n<li>The third option would close or repurpose Laguna and Copper Ridge schools.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Laguna Elementary &#8211; in the Scottsdale Ranch area near Shea Boulevard and 100<sup>th<\/sup> Street &#8211; is the only school that appears on all three lists.<\/p>\n<p>Scottsdale School Board Member Amy Carney said the process has not been as open as it should be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m concerned,\u201d she said at a recent board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like we have just picked pieces out that we want people to see and yet we couldn&#8217;t see the real conversations happening in that room,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=861\">MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: High winds and fire danger to end the week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Menzel said the plan is to review the pros and cons of each potential option with an analysis given to the board by mid-August. 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