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Board approves second interim budget certification; also authorizes Measure Z bond sale and GO refunding; approves transportation director job description
Summary
The Jefferson Union High School District Board of Trustees on March 27 voted to certify a positive second interim financial report, authorized sale of Measure Z general obligation bonds to fund Jefferson High School construction, approved a refunding of older general obligation bonds and adopted several job-description changes.
The Jefferson Union High School District Board of Trustees on March 27 voted to certify a positive second interim financial report, authorized sale of Measure Z general obligation bonds to fund Jefferson High School construction, approved a refunding of older general obligation bonds and adopted several job-description changes requested by staff.
Deputy Superintendent of Business Services Tina Van Rapphorst told the board the district’s second interim shows the district can meet its financial obligations for the current year and the next two years and recommended a “positive” certification. She said the district projects an operating deficit that will reduce reserves over the multi-year projection but that reserves remained sufficient for now. The board voted to accept the certification as presented.
Nut graf: The votes advance district capital projects and administrative staffing changes while leaving the library reorganization, a separate and contentious discussion earlier in the meeting, open for further input and a planned needs assessment.
Key formal actions recorded at the March meeting (all outcomes appear below):
- Second Interim Report (20–24/20–25): Board approved a positive certification of the district’s second interim financial report for 2024–25. Deputy Superintendent Van Rapphorst said the district projects a year-end general-fund reserve and noted continued structural deficit risk; board discussion focused on timing and on how assumed staffing changes (notably library staff) interact with ongoing collective bargaining. The vote was recorded as approving the certification; the motion and second were made on the record.
- Resolution authorizing sale of Measure Z general obligation bonds (Resolution No. 20-24/20-25/18): Trustees approved issuance of up to $60,250,000 of Measure Z bonds to continue construction of the pool, gym and theater improvements at Jefferson High School. The board heard that Terra Nova work is already funded and that these proceeds will be dedicated to Jefferson projects.
- Resolution authorizing refunding of 2015 GO bonds (Resolution No. 20-24/20-25/19): Trustees approved a plan to refinance outstanding 2015 bonds; the district’s financial advisor, Dale Scott, estimated roughly $1 million of taxpayer savings from refunding bonds that mature in the next six years.
- Personnel / job-description actions: The board approved a new Director of Transportation job description to address compliance with California Senate Bill 88 (which raises training and oversight requirements for bus and van drivers). The board also approved a batch of classified job-description updates and related organizational changes to clarify reporting lines between maintenance, transportation and facility rental/dispatch duties.
Ending: Several trustees said they want a follow-up discussion in April to resolve outstanding site-specific questions (notably library staffing at Oceana). Officials said that the needs assessment and upcoming master-schedule and budget work will inform any final staffing allocations for 2025–26.
