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The Stabilization Playbook

Seven Plays Every District Must Run Before Closing a School.

Authored by School Leaders for California superintendents, CBOs, and boards navigating fiscal distress, declining enrollment, and the consequential decisions that come before — and instead of — closing a school.

What's inside

  • Diagnose the structural deficit: one-time vs ongoing exposures
  • Build the multi-year stabilization plan the board will approve and the county will sign off on
  • Sequence cuts and revenue actions without breaking instructional priorities
  • Reserves rebuilding strategy aligned to FCMAT and county-of-education expectations
  • AB 1200 certification path — Qualified or Negative back to Positive
  • Board engagement and political stakeholder management during recovery
  • Coordinated reporting to the County Office of Education through the recovery period
The Stabilization Playbook — Seven Plays Every District Must Run Before Closing a School

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