Bridgeport Schools to Consolidate 18 Classrooms Due to Enrollment Drop

Bridgeport Schools to Consolidate 18 Classrooms Due to Enrollment Drop

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Eighteen classrooms will close and students will be reassigned across 13 Bridgeport schools on Nov. 30, following a drop in district enrollment.

Interim Superintendent Royce Avery explained the changes at a Monday meeting, noting that district enrollment has fallen by 1,122 students since last school year. The total now stands at 17,975 students, down from 19,097.

Kindergarten saw the steepest decline, dropping from 1,339 students in the 2025-26 school year to 1,030 this year. Avery attributed this 309-student drop directly to changes in state enrollment rules, accounting for 10 of the 18 total classroom consolidations.

The Disruption Debate

The changes take effect right after the Thanksgiving break.

“I am deeply disappointed and outraged by the decision to close classes and reassign students on Nov. 30, long after the school year has begun and classrooms have finally settled into a productive routine,” Sproles said at the Board of Education’s Monday meeting. “Just as students and teachers establish meaningful relationships, consistent procedures and a sense of stability, this decision disrupts everything that has been carefully built,” she added.

The classroom reductions stem from a review of enrollment data first detailed in a Nov. 4 statement to the Connecticut Post by Timothy Grasty of the district’s Communications Department.

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District Officials Will Reassign Affected Teachers to New Roles

District officials said that all affected teachers will be reassigned to other positions within Bridgeport Public Schools. Avery said that some educators will move into intervention support roles while remaining in their current buildings.

“That was the rationale behind it,” Avery said. “They would stay in their buildings and help support the instructional practices within their buildings.”

Avery added that district administration worked with the teachers’ union regarding the possibility of upcoming shifts before finalizing the consolidation plan.

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