(Enid, OK) Longtime Enid school, Cimarron Montessori, will close at the end of the school year.
Board members decided to close after years of declining enrollment, structural problems with its over 100-year-old building and financial issues, according to a statement on the school’s website.
The official statement from the school’s website:
“After many years of deferred and costly maintenance and renovations on our aging building, a steep decline in enrollment, financial improprieties, and the school’s inability to generate sufficient revenue to meet annual operating expenses, Cimarron Montessori School is compelled to cease operations at the end of the current 2020-2021 school year.
Over the course of the last several years, school officials have searched for solutions to facility needs, deficient enrollment, and the growing financial burden of maintaining and operating aging facilities. In March of 2021, CMS commissioned a facilities assessment by Wallace Engineering Structural Consultants of Oklahoma City. Due to the age of our original building being approximately 120 years old, there are very serious structural issues that must be addressed in order to continue to operate safely. The cost to repair the school facilities far exceeds our financial ability to repair the building. Despite much effort, it was simply not financially feasible to operate the school.
We are especially grateful for the selfless dedication of the school staff, teachers, and administration, as well as the parents and benefactors who have worked hard to keep our beloved school in operation. We will be working to help families find suitable school placements for their children.”
