SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

• FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• PROCESS FOR SCHOOL CLOSURE

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Facility Advisory Committee

• Long standing committee composed of parent
  representatives and District staff serving in an
  advisory role only
• Assisted the District in facilities related
  issues by making recommendations for
  consideration by the Board.

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Facility Advisory Committee Members

• Frank Manzo (Chair), Director of Business
  Services
• One Representative from each of the 34 schools
• One Representative from Saddleback Valley
  Teachers Association (SVEA)
• One Representative from the California School
  Employees Association (CSEA)
• One Representative from the Saddleback Valley
  Management Team Association (SVMTA)

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Tasks for the Facility Advisory Committee

• Recommend 2 4 schools for possible closures
  complete with data on potential impact on other
  schools and/or District operations for each
  recommended school site.
• Provide the recommendation to the Board of
  Education for consideration by June 2008.

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FAC Evaluation Procedure

• Develop measurable, objective criteria and a
  scoring system to apply to all 26 schools.
• Score each school and separate the schools into
  the not good candidate for closure group and
  further evaluation group.
• Develop a second set of measurable criteria to
  complete a more in-depth analysis of the further
  evaluation group.

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FAC Evaluation Procedure

• IMPORTANT NOTE
• In the event the FAC determines additional study
  is required, the committee reserves the right to
  reconsider any schools for further study. A
  school that was initially placed in the not a
  candidate group may be moved to the group for
  further study and the second set of criteria
  applied. No school will be ruled out until the
  final study has been completed and a
  recommendation has been submitted to the Board.

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FAC Progress Reports

• Periodic progress reports will be sent to the
  school site principals after regularly scheduled
  meetings.
• FAC representatives are asked to work closely
  with the principal to provide timely information
  and obtain input.

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Outcome for School Closure

• Ultimate Goal
• Reduce general fund operating expenses due to
  declining enrollment
• Ensure the Districts long range financial
  stability
• Consolidating the number of elementary school
  sites to reduce ongoing operating expenses
• Reducing the transportation costs by realigning
  specific neighborhoods with their local
  elementary school

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Overview of the School Closure Process

• A Multiple-Step Process for Decision Making
• Information is gathered to assist in analyzing
  and evaluating the District enrollment data and
  demographic information
• The Facility Advisory Committee (FAC) studies the
  prepared data
• The FAC submits a recommendation to the Board of
  Education by June, 2008.

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School Closure Process Timeline
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Where to find updates and information

• Parents are encouraged to check the District Web
  Site for periodic updates
• Please see the Q A on the web site for
  additional information
• Your school principal