At a community forum Tuesday night, Olympia School District (OSD) Superintendent Patrick Murphy announced OSD would not be closing any elementary schools to reduce the projected 2023-2024 deficit. The shortfall will be $11.5 million at most. The district is waiting on the state to pass its budget which has $2.9 billion earmarked for public schools. Once it receives those funds, OSD will have a clearer path going forward to address the deficit. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/olympia/olympia-school-district-elementary-school-closure-budget-deficit/281-01d15ee4-9bd4-4dd0-8afb-5613bb730592