Schools

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.                 

Posted by Scott Alvord -   Here are some facts regarding the Orchard Ranch Elementary School growth and plans for a new elementary school. I was reading a lot of comments, containing a lot of fear and speculation. Since school districts are not governed by the city, I decided to ask the district for some clarification and information that I could share.   This is a response to me directly from the district superintendent (Dirk Garcia):   "Riego Creek Elementary Scho

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

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

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

Roseville schools' growth called 'mind-blowing' WWW.KCRA.COM The rate of growth within the Roseville City School District is moving so fast that school administrators pushed up construction of a new elementary school a full two year just a mile away from another school that opened in 2017.  

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

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

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

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

Fiddyment Farm and WestPark Neighborhood Associations are non-profit member of the Roseville Coalition of neighborhood Associations and as such cannot endorse or oppose any candidate or bond measure.  The presentation was arranged for the sole purpose of educating members of our public to the content of the proposed Measure D.    On October 13, 2016, members from the Roseville Joint Unified High School District gave a 42-minute overview of the proposed Measure D for this year’s electio

1)    6th High School:  a)    Discussed Measure D:  Ron Severson and Joe Landon were guest speakers at the October FFNA/WPNA Annual meeting.  A limited number of copies of the presentation are available. Full text of Measure D and details on the project list: https://www.placerelections.com/uploads/documents/11082016/11082016_MeasureD.pdf                                                                        Q & A’s:            Q: Where does the funding for Phase II of th

The Roseville City School District Board of Education voted to name its newest school Orchard Ranch Elementary. The school is at 4375 Brookstone Drive and will open in the fall of 2017. The school is expected to accommodate 6oo students at full capacity.  

From the Roseville City (Elementary) School District...   "Did you hear the news? The Roseville City School District Board of Education voted unanimously to name its newest school Orchard Ranch Elementary, honoring local families who brought an abundance of farming and agriculture to the community, which is deeply rooted in the city’s history.   “Naming a school is an important and rewarding experience for a district and its board,” says Board President Gary Miller. “We

On Thursday, August 6, 2009, Loren Cook, president of the WestPark-Fiddyment Farm Neighborhood Association, introduced Roseville City School Superintendent Richard Pierucci to approximately 55 neighborhood members at Junction Elementary school. Mr. Pierucci then introduced Carrie Vincent, the recently appointed principal, to a round of approval from those members who were already familiar with Ms. Vincent from her work with the Junction school this past year. Mr. Pierucci discussed dev