As the economy has improved over the past few years, so have new housing developments. EH&A has been working with school districts on how the district can accommodate the students generated from new residential and commercial development. In the Castaic Union School District (CUSD) two mammoth development projects have the potential to forever change this…
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Schools Are Closed Amid Firestorms, But Campus Kitchens Stay Open
December 11, 2017
When L.A. Unified closed 265 schools because of area fires, meals were sacrificed as well as academics. However, about 80% of district students are from low-income families, and many depend on schools for breakfast, lunch and — in some cases — dinner. The nation’s second-largest school system responded by designating three San Fernando Valley schools…
SAB Approves Unfunded Approvals Worth $164 Million
December 10, 2017
December 6, 2017 Today the State Allocation Board (Board) met to take action on a number of items, including providing Unfunded Approvals to projects worth $164 million. The Board also approved two district appeals related to Facility Hardship applications at Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District and Maple Elementary School District. Unfunded Approvals & Priority Funding…
Finding a place to house a charter school in Los Angeles is tough enough. Constructing a completely new charter school building is tougher still. Now, charter school advocates are sounding the alarm about provisions of the U.S. House’s recently-passed tax bill which, if enacted into law, would end several programs that have been crucial to…
School District Saves Taxpayers Over $122 Million
December 8, 2017
The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District saved taxpayers a combined $122.7 million after recently selling a final series of bonds under Measure U and Measure E. “As a result of the low-interest rates we have seen for the last few years and strong tax base growth, the district ultimately received much lower borrowing costs for…
What Led to Oakland Unified’s Budget Crisis…
December 8, 2017
Years of overspending has left the Oakland Unified School District millions of dollars in the hole and is forcing board members to make some tough budget cutting decisions in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, board members are to decide where to slice $9 million from the 2017-18 mid-year budget. The proposed plan as of Dec….
States Adding Time to Compulsory Education Requirement
December 8, 2017
With the body of research growing that links student achievement to good attendance habits, several states have expanded their age requirements for compulsory education at both ends of the academic spectrum, according to a new survey from the Education Commission of the States. Oregon, for instance, has moved its entrance requirement from age 7 to…