The MVWSD is tearing ahead with plans for a $200 Million school

expansion and improvement bond - led by Trustee Fiona Walter and

Superintendent Craig Goldman. I'm in favor of schools improvement,

but I REALLY believe that citizen input to improve the $432 Million

Facility Plan is needed first.

What do you think? Was a 2 Board, 3 Administrator, 4 Architect SFIP

Committee the final say in how we should spend? What about a

"7-11 Committee" like the CA Dept. of Education recommends as

"best practice" for a community? The SFIP does not have any money

for reopening a neighborhood school in Whisman/Slatter area. Is that

fine to bus the kids from that area? That area has as many minors in the

population as the Huff Census Tract (2010 data).

Should all expansion be done on the current elementary sites?

Should the Whisman School lease be recaptured in 2014 (midterm

option)? Should we get back that school for 460 students?

The Voter Opinion Survey just completed shows there is no significant

difference if a vote is taken June (no citizen "7-11 Committee") or

November (plenty of time for formal community committee reporting to

the Board).