photo credit: Courtesy of SRCS website
Students at Biella Elementary School in Santa Rosa, one of the schools slated to close at the end of the 2026 school year.

Heading into the last days of the 2024/2025 school year, it's been a tumultuous one for Santa Rosa City Schools, the largest public school district in Sonoma County.  A yawning budget deficit, declining enrollment, the closure of at least four school campuses and leadership issues prompted a multitude of late night meetings and consequential decisions.

To catch up on the latest, KRCB News speaks with Adriana Gutierrez, education and child welfare reporter at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

Gutierrez starts with an update from the last school board meeting in mid-May: push the play button on left audio clip.