From the April 24 board report of the Nevada City School District Board of Trustees:
“District consolidation: A meeting was held between Nevada City and Grass Valley School Districts regarding consolidation of these two districts. Moving forward a joint meeting between the two boards was discussed having Holly Hermansen facilitate so that both superintendents can participate. Interests, programs in each district, and options will be discussed.
“Once an agenda is set all school boards in the county will be sent the agenda in case they would like to attend though the discussion will be between Nevada City and Grass Valley. The meeting will be open and tentatively scheduled for late June. As with all meetings of NCSD board, minutes will be posted on the web site so that those unable to attend during the summer can review the discussion.”
A merger, if it occurs, would be several years down the road. But it shows the impact of declining enrollment and tax shortfalls on our county —a mounting problem, as I’ve written many times before.
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How many school districts does Nevada County have? 10? I’ve lived here for 33 years and always felt that was just plain crazy. We only need one school district and one Superintendent. At a time when schools are facing budget cuts there’s never any talk of doing what is pragmatic, practical and necessary. I feel as though the job security of the annual $100,000 + ers is more important than students. It’s time to consolidate districts into one and move on.
Wanda, you hit that nail on the head! Get rid of the excessive (and not needed) management costs and use that money for teaching / training our kids for life after school!
Indeed, they should do this now not several years down the road and put those millions of dollars it would save to better use.