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Parents Advocate League Update Dear PALs, There was a Capo USD board meeting on Mon., Aug. 10. Items 30 and 35 took the most time to discuss. Item 30 was about the Pacifica San Juan community that was abandoned by developers. Only 60 out of 400 homes are occupied with only 10 children attending CUSD. At stake is a high tax the residents must pay. You can read more in the OC Register article: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/juan-capistrano-san-2525368-tax-residents Item 35 was about changing the way CUSD constituents vote for the trustees. Currently, we vote in an at-large election (vote for every trustee). A parent group led by Erin Kutnick wants to change it to voting by trustee boundary only. In other words, we would vote only for the trustee that represents our area. I am working on providing more information. In the meantime, please read the following article from the OC Register. It provides more details and the cost that the district will incur. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-district-trustees-2524937-board-county The board also voted to change the board meeting schedule from Monday nights to Tuesday nights. You can read why and find out the new schedule in the following OC Register article: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/meetings-capistrano-board-2526547-unified-mahler Enjoy the last weeks of summer. Remember, if you were fingerprinted and TB-tested last year, you qualify for a district-issued badge with your picture on it. Classic Photography is going to different schools to make it more accommodating for parents to get their volunteer badges. It took me less than five minutes. Please contact the district for more information, 234-9200, or check the Website. Please take time to read the articles mentioned above for more details of the board meeting. Don't forget to read the blogs below each article. It is interesting to see other points of view. Julie Collier |
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