Schools

Fiddyment Farm and WestPark Neighborhood Associations Schools Committee Meeting Minutes September 20, 2016 7:00-8:30 1)     Welcome : Introductions 2)     Measure D:  a)     Loren Cook shared the RJUHSD ballot language (Link below) b)     The Resolution calling for a District election, plus the Bond resolution; the arguments against and for Measure D. (Link) https://www.placerelections.com/current-elections.aspx c)      The District volunteers are being rallied.  L

On September 14, 2016, Gary Miller, Derk Garcia, and Dennis Snelling from the Roseville City School District K-8, gave a half-hour presentation including updates on the W-70 elementary school under construction off Brookstone Drive in the far western portion of the WestPark development.  Mr. Miller announced that the application period is open for naming the W-70 school.  The application is on the front page of the district office’s website -- rcsdk8.org.  The deadline to submit an application i

Schools Committee Meeting Summary August 16,2016 7:00-8:30 1)    Introductions: The attendees introduced themselves. 2)   Updates for Measure D: Ron Severson and Shannon Blockton were present. Ron explained that the Bond initiative is officially Measure D and will be on the bottom of our ballots in November.  He explained the various projects that would be completed for all the high schools, one of which is 103 years old.  (Roseville High School.)  He said they need a projected $250,00

Schools Committee Meeting Summary July 19,2016 7:00-8:30   1)    The attendees introduced themselves. 2)    Elementary School Update: The framing for the new school in WestPark is developing into several buildings, per Scott Alvord. He will post some pictures. 3)    Issues for Discussion: a)    There were no agenda items from the floor. b)    Bond updates: From the FF/WPNA Board meeting on July 12th: We reviewed the minutes from the general Board meeting from July 12th. We

1)    Guest Speaker: Ron Severson, RJUHSD Superintendent, Shannon Blockton, Communications Coordinator, and Paige Stauss, President of the School Board The Superintendent presented: That the School Bond $96 million initiative passed unanimously at the School Board meeting on June 14, 2016. The Bond proposal will be voted on in the November ballot. A PowerPoint presentation outlining the reasons for the Bond to be viable for the whole school district and the needed improvements an

SFID #1 - School Bond Assessment - Error Discovered for 260 homes   Date:  6-2-2016 RJUHSD Office On June 2, 2016, FFNA board members Loren and Sue Cook met with Joe Landon, Assistant Superintendent of Roseville Joint Union High School District at the District Office to address issues related to the school bond designated SFID #1.  After investigating the school bond, Sue Cook realized that the fee had been improperly assessed on many homes that were supposed to

Review/Old Business:   A) Bond Money: The Committee reviewed the second round of Q & A’s sent to the RJUHSD in April. (Attached) The Committee will review the link to California Tax Data to look at how the Bonds will be paid off in ten years.  Of note is that the proposed Bond for the November ballot (to cover High School repairs and the $30 million needed to close the financing gap of the 6th High School) requires 55% to pass rather than  a two-thirds majority.   The Committee a

City officials, School District officials, and West Roseville developers broke ground today for the third elementary school here in the West Roseville Specific Plan. This will be the third of four elementary schools planned for the area and is scheduled to be open for the fall semester of 2017. Here are a few photos from today's groundbreaking.                 

Attendees: Joe and Sue Van Zant and Loren Cook from FFNA Board; Curtis Hunter, Dan Gergis from WPNA Board; Erik Lawson from WPNA and Ted Herr from Granite Bay. 1) Future meetings: We have been confirmed to meet throughout the summer at St. John’s Episcopal Church on June 21st, July 19th, and August 16th and will continue at Chilton Middle School through the end of the year. 2) Issues/Discussion Items:    A) A summary of the Steering Committee meeting from 3-31-2016 was presented by Curtis

March 15, 2016 7:00-8:30   A) Future meetings: It was decided that we will continue to meet throughout the summer. Sue Van Zant will check with St. John’s Episcopal Church for June, July, and possibly August meetings and then secure Chilton Middle School through the end of the year.   B) A summary of the Elementary School presentation from the WP/FF NA Board meeting of March 8, 2016 was discussed. (That summ

Superintendent Derk Garcia and Dennis Snelling (Roseville City School District), and John Tallman (for developer Westpark Communities), were in attendance to give general updates on Rose Elementary Schools and a presentation on the new W-70 school project that will begin soon.   Mr. Snelling started with some general updates and an overview of current intended school boundaries.  He indicated there will be 5 more schools planned in the fu

The meeting was held at 7:00 PM at Chilton Middle School Library. Superintendent Ron Severson was present to update the Committee on the progress toward a high school build in West Roseville. The 6th High School Status-February 2016 outline and the Fall 2015 Projections by Attendance are posted along with this summary.     The RJUHSD Board of Trustees and the Leadership are moving forward

The first joint FFNA and WNA Schools Committee meeting was held at Chilton Library on December 15, 2015. The group is formulating the position of the Neighborhood regarding the building of the Sixth High School and ways to push that process forward. This will be the main focus of the group. We will also explore the building of future elementary schools and any current high school issues as they pertain to our Neighborhood in West Roseville

Here is a download of the Roseville Joint Union High School District presentation on October 14th. 6th high school WestPark NA Meeting 10-14 (3).pdf KCRA 3 coverage video is here 2015 – Presentation by the Roseville Joint Unified School District On 10/15/2015, members of the Roseville Joint Unified High School District (RJUHSD) gave an hour-long presentation before an audience of over 200 people at the joint Annual Meeting and Elections for the WestPark and Fiddyment Farms Neighborhoo

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KCRA) —Roseville kicked off the new school year for elementary students with the opening of a new school on Monday. Read more: http://www.kcra.com/news/hundreds-arrive-for-first-day-at-new-roseville-school/-/11797728/21524618/-/ejyr5qz/-/index.html#ixzz2cRXI7qc2