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Proposition 39 Facilities Request
March 18, 2010
Dear Bullis Charter School Parents:
I am pleased to report that the open enrollment process for the upcoming school year resulted in over 560 applications from students wishing to attend Bullis Charter School, including enough kindergarten applications to fill over thirteen (13) entering classes. This record setting demand is a tremendous compliment to the work of our Principal and Staff, and strong evidence of the need for a high quality public school of choice option in the Los Altos area.
Today, however, even as BCS expands to include a middle school, it remains housed on a campus roughly half the size of the smallest District elementary school.
We are committed to working constructively with the Los Altos School District to obtain the physical space required to better accommodate growing demand and to improve the experience for our current students and families. We are currently negotiating our annual Proposition 39 Facilities Request with the District. The recently received District preliminary offer of facilities keeps BCS on its current site.
A new issue we must contend with is the District's consideration of increased class-sizes next year on its campuses. Although the District has yet to make a decision on its own classroom loading, their preliminary facilities offer to BCS is based upon a projection that the District will place up to 30 students in each of their classrooms next year. This resulted in a preliminary facilities offer to BCS of one fewer classroom than we currently have, despite our projected enrollment growth of 54 new students! If the District's final facilities offer is anything close to the preliminary offer, it means that we will be faced with tough choices to preserve our lower class sizes, including the possibility of converting other spaces on our campus into classrooms for our students.
Despite these challenges, the BCS School Board remains hopeful that this year's Facilities Request process will usher in a more productive relationship with the District than in previous years. In a recent letter to LASD parents, Superintendent Tim Justus acknowledged that there is a growing demand to attend our school so that families can benefit from our innovative curriculum. We appreciate his acknowledgement and view it as a positive step forward.
We plan to keep you updated regarding our public school facilities and the Proposition 39 process. To view the District's preliminary facilities offer and our initial response, please visit our website.
Sincerely,
Ken Moore
Board President
Los Altos School District's Preliminary Facilities Offer to Bullis Charter School, dated January 29, 2010
Bullis Charter School's Response to the Preliminary Facilities Offer, dated March 1, 2010
Los Altos School District's Final Facilities Offer to Bullis Charter School, dated April 1, 2010
Background
Details
Court Decision and Order posted November 24, 2009Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Hearing Schedule
Court Reporter Transcript from October 26, 2009 Hearing
Amended Verified Petition
LASD Opposition Filing
BCS Reply to LASD Opposition Filing
LASD Sur-Reply Filed October 9, 2009
BCS Sur-Reply Filed October 19, 2009
LASD Supplementary Filing of October 20, 2009
Final Proposed Order/Findings of Fact by the Parties
Motion To Strike
News Articles
All files are in PDF format.
Background
Letter from BCS to Tim Justus dated June 2, 2009
Response from Los Altos School District attorney to BCS attorney dated June 9, 2009
Letter from BCS to Tim Justus dated May 6, 2009
Letter from Ken Moore to BCS Community dated June 10, 2009
Letter from Ken Moore to BCS Community dated September 23, 2009
Letter from Ken Moore to BCS Community dated November 30, 2009
Letter from Ken Moore to BCS Community dated January 22, 2010
Details
Court Decision and Order posted November 24, 2009
Hearing Schedule
The case is set for 9 AM on Monday, October 26, 2009.
Santa Clara County Superior Court
191 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Dept. 1, the courtroom of the Honorable James Kleinberg
Parents are welcome to attend.
Court Reporter Transcript from October 26, 2009 Hearing
Amended Verified Petition
Bullis Charter School Amended Verified Petition
Related FilingsLASD Opposition Filing
Declaration by Principal/Superintendent Hersey
Exhibit 1: September 30, 2008
Exhibit 2: December 01, 2008
Exhibit 3: December 19, 2008
Exhibit 4: January 30, 2009
Exhibit 5: February 27, 2009
Exhibit 6: March 30, 2009
Exhibit 7: April 01, 2009
Exhibit 8: April 24, 2009
Exhibit 9: May 06, 2009
Exhibit 10: May 22, 2009
Exhibit 11: June 02, 2009
Exhibit 12: June 09, 2009
LASD Opposition Brief
Related FilingsBCS Reply to LASD Opposition Filing
LASD Answer to Bullis Charter School Amended Verified Petition
LASD Request for Judicial Notice
Pefley Declaration
Cooper Declaration
Stark Declaration
Kenyon Declaration
Yeh Declaration
BCS Reply Brief in Support of Amended Petition
BCS Proposed Order
Related FilingsLASD Sur-Reply Filed October 9, 2009
Haux Declaration with Campus Photos
Smith Declaration with Campus Measurements
Eyring Declaration with Photos
Beauchman Declaration
Gonzalez Declaration
Spector Declaration
Phelps Declaration
Hersey Declaration
La Poll Declaration
Carter Declaration
Chan Declaration
Evans Declaration
BCS Objections to Respondents' Evidence
Order Regarding Brief Length
LASD Surreply
Related FilingsBCS Sur-Reply Filed October 19, 2009
LASD Objections to Evidence
Kenyon Supplemental Declaration
Justus Declaration
Schadt Declaration
Velez Declaration
Yeh Declaration
BCS Surreply in Support of Amended Petition
Amended Proposed Order
Related Filings
Supplemental Declaration of Arturo Gonzalez Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 6
Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8
Exhibit 9
Exhibit 10
Exhibit 11
Exhibit 12
Exhibit 13
Exhibit 14
Exhibit 15
Exhibit 16
Exhibit 17
Exhibit 18
Exhibit 19
Exhibit 20 Supplemental Declaration of Andrea Eyring
LASD Supplementary Filing of October 20, 2009
Schadt Supplemental Declaration in Support of LASD Surreply
Final Proposed Order/Findings of Fact by the Parties
LASD Proposed Findings of Fact
BCS Amended Proposed Order
Motion To Strike
LASD Memorandum of Points & Authorities in support of Motion to Strike
LASD Amended Notice of Motion to Strike
BCS Opposition Filing to LASD Motion to Strike
LASD Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Strike
Final Ruling on Motion to Strike
News Articles
June 04, 2009 in San Jose Mercury News. Also available as PDF
June 10, 2009 in Los Altos Town Crier. Also available as PDF
June 12, 2009 in Palo Alto Daily News
June 17, 2009 in Los Altos Town Crier. Also available as a PDF
June 17, 2009 in Mountain View Voice.