Broward could have at least seven fewer elementary and middle schools due to closures and consolidations next year, under the school district’s latest proposal to deal with dwindling enrollment.

Five schools would get additional grade levels, with four elementary schools and one high school adding middle school grades. Some other schools would get complete programming overhauls, including a redesign of Hallandale High to replicate the high-performing Pompano Beach High.

The proposals, released Friday afternoon, are part of the district’s latest phase of its initiative called “Redefining Broward County Public Schools.” The district has lost about 37,707 students over the past decade, including nearly 10,000 the past year alone , and has more than 50,000 empty seats.

The declines are at

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