Present:
Present:
James Britto
Roger Bylund
Joe Callanan
Katherine Davis
Susan Daynes
Anthony Fardella
Gale Humes
Roberto Maciel
Debra Mason
Linda Mayo
Pablo Medina
Robert Rayborn
Anthony Reese
Sandra Rogers-Hare
Edgar Rojas
Sandra Seskin
Robert Shattuck
Jeffery Stover
Dawn Winder
Fred Confetti
Maria Esparza
Brenda Maldonado
Desi Ruvalcaba
Ava Sudduth
James Valko
The fourth meeting of the Elementary School Boundary Committee for Pittsburg/Bay Point convened March 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ambrose Park and Recreation District. The committee provided an opportunity for public comment. Three parents addressed the committee, each explaining concerns about where the students would be attending school after the new boundaries were established. One parent asked for all past committee documents. One committee member suggested that pertinent information could be placed on the web. Bob Rayborn promised to look into the feasibility of this.
Bob Rayborn provided a brief summary of the district current budget crisis. He indicated that the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board of Education recently approved over $7 million in reductions, including the removal of class size reduction if its funding is included in cuts by the state legislature. He also indicated that the budget information was provided for information only, and the reductions would not directly threaten the funding for the new school or the work of the committee.
The committee revised and approved the minutes for the February 26 meeting. A single amendment was offered to change the words Municipal Advisory Counsel to the word constituency. With this revision, the minutes were unanimously approved.
The future committee schedule was reviewed. This included meetings on April 16 (formerly April 9) at Rio vista, April 30 at Bel Air, and May 14 at Shore Acres. The remaining meetings (May 28 and June 11) were tentatively scheduled for the Ambrose Park and Recreation District, with a final board presentation scheduled for June 24.
The principals of the area elementary schools have been contacted and graciously consented to host the school meetings on the dates listed above. It was suggested that the exact meeting location on the site be publicized to avoid confusion for public and committee members.
A quick straw poll was taken and the date of choice for the committee field trip was established as March 29 at 10:00 a.m. The pint of departure would be established and communicated by e-mail. Point of departure will be Ambrose Park and Recreation District.
The committee examined the analyses which were generated for Option 1 and Option 2. Bob Rayborn indicated that the analyses contained:
He noted that the cumulative five-year projections for the area exceeded the total elementary school capacity even with the new school in the inventory. He advised the committee to recognize this fact, but to find options that would reduce the number of unhoused students at the five-year mark at the sites. It was noted by the committee that choice created by the intra-district transfer process would likely be short-lived and gone within give years.
The committee concluded that Options 1 and 2 both failed to adequately provide for efficient use of all existing facilities. However, they did provide a place to begin and the analysis they generated would provide direction for subsequent option development.
The committee examined the draft board report authored by Bob Rayborn. There was general consensus that the report accurately reflected the committee’s activities, and that it should be delivered by Bob Rayborn. Bob encouraged all embers to attend the March 26 Board of Education meeting if possible. Several members indicated they would be able to attend.
A second opportunity for public input was provided with no one choosing to speak.
The committee then broke into five work groups and developed options 3-7.
Upon completion of the option development, the committee adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m.
The next meeting will be April 16 at Rio Vista Elementary School, 611 Pacific Avenue, Bay Point.
Respectfully submitted,
Research and Evaluation