 The Auburn Union School District Budget Advisory Committee has recommended a site closure as of the 2008-2009 school year. The Committee's intention is to address project budget shortfalls in 2008-2009 and future years. Current candidates for closure are Alta Vista School and Rock Creek School. Alta Vista has been a beloved and valued part of the community for nearly 100 years. Past Board suggestions of its closure always resulted in corresponding community uprisings of support for this valued “Jewel of Auburn." In order to address changing community needs, Alta Vista has recently grown from a K-5 school to its current K-8 status, and Alta Vista has also gained Science - Nature Magnet School designation. Let’s recognize those past efforts to keep Alta Vista open, vital, and growing, by continuing to keep it open and to keep it educating the youngest citizens of Auburn for many generations to come. Let’s finish what we began! Sign the Petition on the following page. Here are instructions: Please click on the "Add Alta Vista School" button below to sign our electronic petition to keep Alta Vista open! Follow these simple steps to be added: 1. Fill in your contact information at the top of the submission form 2. In the Title/Header box please enter your first and last name 3. In the text box please include this information:
4. Finally, push "Submit" at the bottom of the form to submit your electronic signature. By adding your signature you are stating that: We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our school district Board of Trustees and Superintendent to keep Alta Vista K-8 open, pursuing the goals set only a few years ago which were to provide excellence in education in the small school environment which cannot be duplicated at any other campus. |
- Jackie DavisI think that closing Alta Vista School would be a great mistake. Alta Vista is in an established neighborhood and is a part of that neighborhood. By being a small school that is now k-8, Alta Vista provides a choice for children in our district. I feel that our test scores show how well kids can do when given an option. If Alta Vista closes I would probably try to place my child in another district.
