Interested in serving on the School District’s “Measure W Oversight Committee?”

Several vacancies exist on the Rim of the World Unified School District “Measure W Citizen’s Oversight Committee” and the district is asking potential committee members to fill out an application by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30. Application forms are available at the district’s office on Hwy. 173 and North Bay Road in Blue Jay on the lower floor of the Blue Jay Cinema building. According to the approved by-laws the committee will meet quarterly.

As mandated under Proposition 39, the selected Citizen’s Oversight Committee will consist of a minimum of seven members that represent the following areas: one parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district; one parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district who is active in a parent-teacher organization, such as the PTA or a School Site Council; one member active in a business organization that represents the business community located in the District; one active member in a senior citizens’ organization; one member active in a bona-fide taxpayers association; and two members of the community at-large.

All candidates must be at least 18-years-old and must not be an employee, official of the district or any vendor, contractor or consultant of the district.

The committee members’ responsibilities will including informing the public of the district’s expenditure of the bond proceeds; reviewing expenditure reports produced by the district to ensure that proceeds are expended in accordance outlined in “Measure W;” presenting an annual written report outlining their activities and conclusions regarding the expenditures of “Measure W” bond proceeds to the Board of Trustees in public session.

 

Want to be on the “Measure W” Oversight Committee?

If you’re interested in volunteering to be on the Rim of the World Unified School District’s “Measure W Oversight Committee” you have a just a few days to submit your application. Members of this committee review the financials and make recommendations to the elected Board of Trustees. Ideally, the committee would consist of representatives from the major communities that encompass the district boundaries from Crestline to Green Valley Lake.

According to the adopted bylaws the committee is required to meet quarterly, not monthly or weekly.

Applications are available in the front lobby of the Rim of the World Unified School District office which is located on the corner of North Bay Road and Hwy. 173 in Blue Jay. The office is located on the first floor of the building that houses the Blue Jay Cinema. Applications can also be downloaded from the district’s website under the “Measure W” tab. All applications must be submitted to the district office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30.

For information contact the district office at (909) 336-2031.

Rim School District could Lose $1 million in state funding

If the state’s budget projections do not materialize like officials hope the Rim of the World Unified School District may lose $1 million in state funding. If this situation occurs, the state could be wrangling with more than a $2 billion loss overall.  Briefly stated, budget projections are set up to allow analysts to predict how much income the state will receive and how much of that money will be spent, and how.

Because the student population in the district has been declining for the past several years this is, in large measure, one of the basic financial problems plaguing the district. With fewer students the district receives less and less money from the state even if every student is in school every day.

During the November 17 school board meeting the district’s financial officer, Jennie Haberlin told the board and audience the district is down to 4,110 students which includes the student bodies of all the school sites. The state bases funding on how many children are actually in their seats everyday and this figure is called ADA (Average Daily Attendance). Although the loss of students matters what the state calculates funding on is how many students are really at school each day. So far, said Haberlin, the district’s ADA figure is down 278 students from last year.

In addition to the potential of losing $1 million in state funds the district could also be in jeopardy of having a 51 percent cut in their state transportation funds and the state aid portion of their annual budget.