Member of Tax Payer Association Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee . Search . The school board will use the coming months to prepare to transition from the current at-large model to a by-trustee area model. Beyond that, its a right, under the law, for every child in this country. Sonoma is a popular tourist destination, owing to its . This is not where we want to be.. No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. But what may not be apparent in the study, those same officials said, are loyalties and connections forged over generations in some of the smaller districts. "Theyre not listening to the community, said Loretta Castleberry, an Analy alumna. November 2: Nemaha USD 115, Kansas & Mequon-Thiensville School District, Wisconsin, What's on my ballot? Milan Mimi Buttke, a Forestville resident and one of the lead organizers, said the group is aiming to collect closer to 9,000 signatures to ensure they have enough to qualify. As a Press Democrat reporter covering education, its my goal to give others a voice to share these stories. West Sonoma County Union High School: 1,782 students; 33% receive free and reduced-price lunch, Source: California Department of Education, 2019-20 data. Results were included in a staff report for Wednesdays meeting, and it did not break down the feedback based on whether a student was associated with Analy or El Molino. Winners of the election will take the place of Diane Landry and Ted Walker and join a board piloting the schools through a historically precarious era of natural disasters, a pandemic and a long-suffering budget. West Sonoma County Union High School District's board of trustees voted 4-1 Wednesday night to no longer consider rebranding West County High School, which was supposed to be a temporary name . Board members Kellie Noe, Jeanne Fernandes, and Laurie Fadave were named in the notices of intent to recall. The school district is in financial distress as enrollment continues to falter and funds run dry, to the point that the board is examining feasibility studies on the possibility of consolidating Analy and El Molino High Schools into one campus or consolidating numerous west county school districts. Trustees were on the receiving end of criticism about their approach to rebranding, with several critics arguing it shouldve been pursued after and not before surveys were conducted to gauge the public and students positions. "I truly believe I can help bring the community back together, Nagle said. If all 11 districts were combined, enrollment would swell to about 6,000 students, tying it with Cotati-Rohnert Park as the third-largest in Sonoma County behind Santa Rosa and Petaluma. The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) will have two seats open in November. While Zoom board meetings provide the community opportunities to engage, she said it wasnt an ideal situation. "I am concerned with equal representation, she said. Heading into the 2020-2021 school year, the West Sonoma County Union High School District was facing a structural deficit of $1.2 million, which would surpass $2 million if. The departures of Analy Principal Shauna Ferdinandson and vice principals Erin Elliott and Rachel Lasek come after they led the school through the controversial consolidation with El Molino High, a failed attempt at rebranding, a teachers strike, multiple fires and the pandemic. Ame Nultemeier said she doesnt fully believe that the two most senior members of the school board will leave at the end of their terms. I understand the west county, I never left the west county other than when I was in the military, he said. If the number of valid signatures meets or exceeds the minimum requirement, certification of the petition would be brought to the school board at its next regular meeting, Proto said. Voiding a board appointment requires far fewer signatures than recalling an elected member: Organizers would need to collect 541 signatures in 30 days to remove Nagle and trigger a special election, according to Deva Proto, county clerk and registrar of voters. Its a vote that, if the recall proponents are successful, could wind up costing the high school district anywhere from $90,000 to $160,000, according to an estimate provided by Proto, the county registrar. After that, Protos office has 30 business days to determine how many of them are valid. But it is a subject that crops up regularly in a county with 40 districts. Both women said in interviews in early August that they dont plan on running to keep their positions when their terms expire next fall. Joseph Steinberg, 17, a junior at Analy, said the news came as a total shock when his friend Eli McElroy, 17, had told him minutes before a Press Democrat interview. May 18: Idaho Falls School District 91 recall, Idaho (Lara Hill) & Nampa School District, Idaho (Kim Rost) The pandemic has really underscored the extent to which public schools are more than just education institutions, Flint said. The school board interviewed all three men in a round-robin format, asking the same five questions to each. Aiello said she understands why teachers advocate for the things they advocate for, alongside her perspective as a parent of an Analy High School graduate. I question the savings if you do that.. Gavin Newsom and District Attorney Jill Ravitch. Noe and Fernandes echoed similar sentiments. The Governor signed the State budget adopted by the legislature on June 30, 2022. I always have a line item in my budget for this because you never know when its going to come, he said. UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy: Residents of the rural parts of west Sonoma County reacted unfavorably on social media after a Sebastopol man was appointed to a vacant school board seat. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Fadave said shed like to regularly meet with students to hear their ideas. Please see below the most current map options for WSCUHSD - Trustee Area Scenarios. The vote directs Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Steve Herrington to begin the process of hiring a firm to conduct the study, which Herrington estimates could take as long as a year to complete. The Sebastopol school has 1,466 students enrolled this year, according to the California Department of Education. On Twitter @colin_atagi. Copyright 2023 West Sonoma County Union High School District. But I also feel schools can reflect the broader community if the opportunity comes up, Griffith said. But my hope is that this will subside and that we will have our kids back to school and that we will be able to have forums with teachers, parents, students, to be able to help make some decisions, she said, looking forward to connecting with students in person once schools could reopen. I get that I dont live there, but that doesnt mean I wont advocate for every kid equally and take their concerns seriously.. But we also look to local schools to do much more than teach children; they are tasked with feeding them, socializing them and offering skills in leadership and civics. The West Sonoma County Union High School District is deeply grateful for their "tireless effort and energy they have given to our entire school community, Aiello said, adding that the board wishes them the best in their endeavors. The area has been continually hit by disasters in that span: The Tubbs fire in 2017, the floods of February 2019, the Kincade fire last fall and now the coronavirus pandemic and the Walbridge fire. OConnor said he did not want the high schools to consolidate, but the idea of specializing each campus into different programs and moving students around to enroll in those concentrations interested him, according to earlier reporting by Sonoma West Times & News. The world is filled with stories that inspire compassion, wonder, laughs and even tears. Federal courts | Incoming Area 5 Trustee, West Sonoma County Union High School District Serving alongside Debbie for 9 years on the SUSD Board, I witnessed firsthand how Debbie's dedication to serving as a trustee and commitment to the community through understanding the issues, asking pertinent questions, and respecting and listening to all stakeholders made . Fadave, who was elected to the school board only last November but taught at Analy for 17 years, said she understands where people are coming from in their desire to regain some sense of control by recalling her and the others. The West Sonoma County Union High School District Board of Trustees recently voted to study consolidation of the district with some or all of its 10 feeder districts. 2020-21 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan for West Sonoma County Union High School District Page 3 of 24 [A description of the options provided for remote participation in public meetings and public hearings.] That perspective, though, is a breaking point for some residents who still aim to restore El Molino in the future. No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. For now, Nagle and some of his critics plan to meet and talk about things. Analy, which is about 113 years old, was the larger of the two campuses and expected to have a student body of about 1,000 going into this school year. Community members opposed the move over concerns about equity and impacts to students from rural communities along the Russian River. Aiello said she wants budget cuts to be made as a community decision where those impacted can express what they feel makes a school run effectively, rather than a top-down administrative decision. A study asking the same question in 2006 found that combining the 11 districts would save at least $200,000 a year, but those findings are moot now in part because the structure of school funding was radically shifted in 2013, calling into question the financial benefit for some to merge. My job is to help you make sense of K-12 education in Sonoma County and beyond. Working with administrators, getting to know administrators, and then also working with administrators the last three years, with my foreign exchange students that Ive had either in my home or in other homes.. Measure A proposes a special tax of $48 annually per parcel for each parcel of land within the District's boundaries. But representation for the more remote regions of the district, by a current resident, continues to be a sticking point. I thought that was probably a good place for me to contribute.. His term will run through December 2022. I support the goals of Portrait of a Graduate. The consolidation was proposed last year as a potential solution to the districts projected $1.2 million structural deficit. And they also have concerns about their education, the value of it, she added. An hour and a half later, having worked his way down the street, Nultemeier headed back to the recall table with eight signatures on each form. "I just felt that that was really a huge plus for our district, (that) being one of our greatest issues our budget, she said. That would be approximately a month before most final budget decisions are made, and nine months before the regularly scheduled November election. She assisted with communicable disease follow-ups then, and now has concerns about the quality of distance education and containing COVID-19 transmission when schools reopen, her paid candidate statement said. A recall effort targeting Board President Kellie Noe and Vice President Jeanne Fernandes, who both supported the merger, failed in August after organizers did not collect enough signatures for a ballot initiative. His seat will come up for reelection in November 2022. The vote acts on discussion that was ongoing last spring but has been part of the educational debate for decades in the county, which has 40 individual school districts for fewer than 70,000 school children. 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