Santa Clara County Grand Jury • 2009-2010

Union School District

Published: September 02, 2010 3 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings

F1
Education andfinancial benefits can be achieved by consolidation and unification of certain county school districts. Union Elementary School District disagrees with this finding. There may be a financial benefit to consolidation of some districts, but an extensive analysis would need to be done in order to determine whether or not there might be efficiencies of scale in some, but not all, districts. To date, there is no research to substantiate that there is an educational benefit to consolidation and unification.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1A
The Boards of Trustees should unifY Cambrian School District, Campbell Union School District, Moreland School District, Union School District, and Luther Burbank School District with Campbell Union High School district. Union Elementary School District disagrees and believes that this is a community decision. Local communities had a unification election in the 1990's which was unsuccessful, and there is no indication that another attempt would gamer community support. Recommendations 1B The Boards of Trustees should unifYLakeside Joint School District, Lama Prieta Joint Union School District, Los Gatos Union School District and Saratoga Union School District with Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District. Not applicable. This recommendation requires further analysis by the respective governing boards of those districts.
R1C
The Boards of Trustees should unifY Cupertino Union School District and Sunnyvale School District with Fremont Union High School District. Recommendation ID The Boards of Trustees should unifYLos Altos School district and Mountain View Whisman School district with Mountain View-Los Altos High School District. Not applicable. This recommendation requires further analysis by the respective governing boards of those districts. Recommendation IE The Boards of Trustees should consolidate Alum Rock Union School District and Mount Pleasant School District toform a new elementary/middle school district. Not applicable. This recommendation requires further analysis by the respective governing boards of those districts. Recommendation IF The Boards of Trustees should consolidate Berryessa Union School District and Orchard School District toform a new elementary/middle school district.

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