Baltimore City Public Schools’ (City Schools) Office of New Initiatives (ONI) partnered with the Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS) at Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) School of Education to conduct a qualitative research study to understand the experiences of four school communities that combined during the 2019-2020 through 2021-2022 school years. This report summarizes the findings from 51 semi-structured empathy interviews with participants from Park Heights Academy (PHA), Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School (MAW), Pimlico Elementary School (Pimlico) and Sandtown Winchester Achievement Academy (SWAA) who attended Martin Luther King Elementary/Middle School (MLK), Gilmor Elementary School (Gilmor) or Lockerman Bundy Elementary School (Lockerman Bundy). The study explored how different members of school communities experienced closures and transitions, and it identifies key implications for school combination efforts. The interviews took place during the 2024-25 school year.