Schools

WISEBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT UNIFICATION

(7/12/05)

The process for converting the Wiseburn School District from a K-8 into a K-12 district is still on hold while the State Board of Education is reviewing two of the conditions for the vote. For additional information please see the Wiseburn School District website.

Wiseburn School District Unification (11/15/04)
Overview Wiseburn Unification Process:

Wiseburn’s petition to become a unified (K-12) school district was approved by the State Board of Education on September 9, 2004

Next step is approval by the voters in the Wiseburn School District – scheduled for March 8, 2005 ballot

Voters will also elect a new Wiseburn Unified School Board (5 Trustees) on March 8, 2005

Wiseburn taxpayers will continue paying our share of Centinela Valley High School District’s Measure C School Bond ($59 million approved in 2000) if unification is approved, so Wiseburn’s unification will be cost neutral to the Centinela Valley District. (No change from existing obligation.)

If approved, unification would take effect July 1, 2006. Wiseburn would have 5 years to implement a High School program or lose their unified status (revert back to K-8 district).

Centinela Valley District has filed a civil lawsuit challenging the unification (CEQA environmental study) Explore High School Options:

Gather community input –poll community regarding type (academic-only or full-service), size & location of high school

Evaluate possible locations, type and costs for new high school

Currently forming Exploration Committee – volunteers to research options for Wiseburn’s high school

Funding for high school – new school bond – amount to be determined by new Wiseburn Unified School Board based on community input, type and location for school. Won’t vote on until after unification is approved.

Additional details and information will be posted on the HHA’s website www.hollyglen.info
and Wiseburn School District’s website www.wiseburn.k12.ca.us.

Daily Breeze 1/5/05 article on unification

Daily Breeze 12/11/04 article on Rainbow River move

Daily Breeze 12/11/04 article on unification delay

Daily Breeze 12/10/04 article on unification delay

Daily Breeze 11/29/04 article on unification

Daily Breeze 11/12/04 article on unification and High School

Daily Breeze 9/10/04 article on unification and High School

Daily Breeze 9/11/04 article on unification and High School

Letter: Comments on Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Wiseburn School District Project

Daily Breeze 4/2/04 article

Daily Breeze 3/21/04 article

Below are the 10 footprint options, for Dana Middle School, as of 6/10/04. At a special meeting held on June 15, 2004, the Wiseburn School Board selected Footprint Option A5 for the new Dana School.

New Dana Footprint Option A1 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A1.1 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A2 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A2.1 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A3 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A4 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A4.1 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A4.2 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A5 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

New Dana Footprint Option A6 pdf document (updated 6/10/04)

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School Footprint Survey Report