PUSD building (Photo – ColoradoBlvd.net)
Members of the Superintendent’s School Consolidation Advisory Committee (SCAC) conducted their first round of polling on March 9, 2026, to begin narrowing the list of campuses being considered for potential closure or consolidation within the Pasadena Unified School District.
By News Desk
Following the initial vote, several schools were removed from the list of sites under consideration. According to the results, the following campuses are no longer being considered for closure or consolidation:
High Schools
- John Muir High School
- Pasadena High School
Middle Schools
- Octavia E. Butler Magnet
- Sierra Madre Middle School
Elementary Schools (TK–5)
- Mary W. Jackson STEAM School
- Madison Elementary
- Sierra Madre Elementary
Alternative Schools
- CIS Academy
- Rose City High School
The results of the committee’s first poll have been posted on the district’s website so that community members can follow the progress of the process.
District officials emphasized that the committee’s work is still in its early stages. The SCAC will continue meeting and conducting additional rounds of polling in the coming months, which may further narrow the list of schools under evaluation.
Officials also stressed that no school has been slated for closure or consolidation at this time and that the committee could ultimately recommend that no schools be closed.
“We appreciate the thoughtful approach the SCAC is bringing to this work on behalf of Pasadena Unified School District students and the broader community,” Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco said in a statement. “We look forward to reporting additional information to the community as the committee works through this process.”
Share Your Voice on the Future of Pasadena Schools
The district is also encouraging community participation through a survey focused on the future of the school system. Part of the district’s long-term planning efforts, the survey asks residents to share their priorities regarding programs, facilities, and financial stability.
The deadline to complete the survey has been extended to March 18, 2026.
District officials note that community feedback will help guide decision-making as the district explores options for the years ahead. More information about the committee’s work and the survey is available on the district website.
Why are we not adding to the PUSD budget? Why does our city and our society not care about the education of our children, who are our future? They are not a cost center, they are an investment. Why are we not taxing rich people and making them give something back to the city they live in? Why do we allow so many private schools in this city to leach money away from schools that benefit the entire community?
$1b a day for a stupid war, $20b for Argentina, $1 trillion in corporate and rich-guy tax cuts, but teachers have to buy books with their own money and we are always cutting education and park budgets. (Which explains why America’s schools are the worst in the developed world and our parks are falling apart).