Faced with an expected drop of 720 students over the next three years, Topeka Unified School District 501 is looking to make budget cuts as a key revenue source shrinks. One of the first in a planned series of cuts is rethinking the district s physical footprint.
The Topeka Board of Education on Thursday took the first step to close the Avondale Academy at 3229 S.W. Westview. The program would instead move its handful of students over to space near Capital City High School under the district s proposal. The board can t formally close the school building until notice of a hearing on the closure is published.