A SPECIAL MEETING for the Plumas County Office of Education and Plumas Unified School District Governing Board was held Monday, April 28th to approve a request for an emergency advance apportionment from the State.
A recent community survey was circulated to gather input on this financial request. County Superintendent Andrea White presented the survey results at this meeting which showed 87.8% attended or reviewed the materials from the April 9th school board meeting. 87.2% agreed that based on what was shared during that meeting it was necessary for the school board to request financial assistance from the state.
Public input was taken from a Greenville Elementary teacher who is also a parent and community member. She and many others have deep concerns over State receivership and Greenville Elementary School. They’ve heard rumors and questioned if it will be closed or will there be an alternative. She also was concerned with logistics if it was closed and students riding the bus an hour one-way to get to school. She felt it was an unreasonable burden and parents need clear answers. She stated the school is the heart of the community and asked what steps the District will take to prioritize the students’ well-being.
Funding for extracurricular activities was questioned and why they had not been scaled back instead of the district continuing to foot the bill. In many other districts, funds are raised through fundraising or funded by the parents of students who are in those programs.
Assemblymember Heather Hadwick’s representative from Amador County was present at this meeting to listen and report back to Sacramento. He said they recognize the schools are building blocks of communities and would help as much as they can and advocate for them. He said in Amador County they are having similar concerns. He stated the two most difficult things in California are water policy and educational finance.
Resolution No. 1678 requesting an emergency advance apportionment was approved unanimously.
The Resolution reads in part: Pursuant to Education Code Section 1240, the PUSD filed a negative certification for both the 2024-25 first and second interim financial reports indicating that it will not be able to meet its financial obligations in the current or subsequent fiscal year.
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team published its multiyear financial projection and cash flow projection review on April 6, 2025, projecting a deficit of $8,026,718 in the current 2024-25 fiscal year, a deficit of $8,248,902 in the first subsequent 2025-26 fiscal year, and a deficit of $7,869,128 in the second subsequent 2026-27 fiscal year.
The deficit amounts above result in a projected negative $4,727,146 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2025, a negative $12,976,048 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2026, and a negative $20,845,176 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2027.
The negative fund balances above do not include the three percent standard reserve amount of approximately $1,300,000 for each fiscal year.
The District has exhausted all of its sources of alternative liquidity and any external sources of short-term cash sources.
With this resolution the PCOE and PUSD voluntarily requests the State of California provide emergency advance apportionment, in an amount to be determined but not to exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
A recent community survey was circulated to gather input on this financial request. County Superintendent Andrea White presented the survey results at this meeting which showed 87.8% attended or reviewed the materials from the April 9th school board meeting. 87.2% agreed that based on what was shared during that meeting it was necessary for the school board to request financial assistance from the state.
Public input was taken from a Greenville Elementary teacher who is also a parent and community member. She and many others have deep concerns over State receivership and Greenville Elementary School. They’ve heard rumors and questioned if it will be closed or will there be an alternative. She also was concerned with logistics if it was closed and students riding the bus an hour one-way to get to school. She felt it was an unreasonable burden and parents need clear answers. She stated the school is the heart of the community and asked what steps the District will take to prioritize the students’ well-being.
Funding for extracurricular activities was questioned and why they had not been scaled back instead of the district continuing to foot the bill. In many other districts, funds are raised through fundraising or funded by the parents of students who are in those programs.
Assemblymember Heather Hadwick’s representative from Amador County was present at this meeting to listen and report back to Sacramento. He said they recognize the schools are building blocks of communities and would help as much as they can and advocate for them. He said in Amador County they are having similar concerns. He stated the two most difficult things in California are water policy and educational finance.
Resolution No. 1678 requesting an emergency advance apportionment was approved unanimously.
The Resolution reads in part: Pursuant to Education Code Section 1240, the PUSD filed a negative certification for both the 2024-25 first and second interim financial reports indicating that it will not be able to meet its financial obligations in the current or subsequent fiscal year.
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team published its multiyear financial projection and cash flow projection review on April 6, 2025, projecting a deficit of $8,026,718 in the current 2024-25 fiscal year, a deficit of $8,248,902 in the first subsequent 2025-26 fiscal year, and a deficit of $7,869,128 in the second subsequent 2026-27 fiscal year.
The deficit amounts above result in a projected negative $4,727,146 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2025, a negative $12,976,048 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2026, and a negative $20,845,176 general fund ending fund balance as of June 30, 2027.
The negative fund balances above do not include the three percent standard reserve amount of approximately $1,300,000 for each fiscal year.
The District has exhausted all of its sources of alternative liquidity and any external sources of short-term cash sources.
With this resolution the PCOE and PUSD voluntarily requests the State of California provide emergency advance apportionment, in an amount to be determined but not to exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
