Ross Valley Teachers Association
Collective Bargaining Unit for the Educators of the Ross Valley School District.
BASIC AID vs. LCFF
In Marin County, most school districts are classified as Basic Aid, receiving the bulk of their revenue from local property taxes rather that state aid. Because property values in the area are high, these districts often have significantly more funding per student than the state-wide average.
This enables other districts to offer smaller class sizes, more robust art and enrichment programs, and additional support services, as well as other resources than many state-funded districts struggle to match under the current formula.
While the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was designed to create equity across California's districts, the reality is different for high-cost living areas like Ross Valley, especially with Proposition 13's long-term effects on property tax revenues.
RVSD's per-pupil funding of $11,774 per student puts Ross Valley in the bottom 4% of all California public schools, even though we live in one of the most affluent counties in California.
Check out this great informational website created by Ross Valley Parents:
www.sosrvsd.com
Save Our Schools RVSD is a grassroots group of Ross Valley parents dedicated to saving our Ross Valley public schools and sustaining our thriving community for the next generation.
We are not affiliated with the school district or the school parcel tax campaign.
RVSD has made the following cuts over the last 5 years:
RVSD has had a budget committee comprised of parents and staff for many years whose purpose is to review the district budget and make decisions about how to best use our dollars. Since 2020, the budget committee has been forced to make cuts, including the following:
2020
● 3.75 FTE Library Specialists, rehired 1.6 FTE 2020
● 1 FTE Computer Technology Specialist II 2020
● 0.60 FTE Custodian District Office and White Hill) 2020
2021
● 1 FTE Director of Human Resources 2021
● 12 month to 10 month position, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and CBO 2021
● 12 month to 10 month position, Student Services Staff Assistant, 2021
2024
● 0.125 FTE Sub Caller 2024
● 1.00 FTE Teacher on Special Assignment
● 5 Guest Support Teachers
2025
● 5 Guest Support Teachers
● Tech platforms
● Increasing class sizes at White Hill
● 1⁄2 of our counseling program*
● Kindergarten aides and Librarians*
*PTO are stepping up to fund this in the interim
Notice how the cuts are getting closer to students/classroom!
