Fort Worth ISD's Board of Education learned new details about a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment.

The Fort Worth Independent School District has finalized a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment,

The Tuesday, May 13 meeting will be an opportunity for public comment on a plan that recommends closing and consolidating 18 elementary and middle schools over the next four years.