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Moreno Valley Unified board approves transition of Alessandro School into three comprehensive campuses
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and public comment, the board approved a plan to move Alessandro School’s classrooms and services into three comprehensive campuses with low staff-to-student ratios, de‑escalation rooms and an implementation timeline beginning in the 2025–26 school year; trustees and parents voiced deep concerns about student belonging and potential segregation.
The Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Education voted May 28 to approve a plan to transition Alessandro School from a single separate site into programs housed at three traditional campuses.
District SELPA executive director Jason Ramirez, who led the presentation to the board, said staff will “consolidate the Alessandro classes into 3 traditional campuses,” placing small specialized classrooms together on each site and keeping existing supports and personnel intact. Ramirez described projected teacher caseloads of about six to seven students and said, with instructional assistants, the program would approach roughly a 2:1 student‑to‑staff support ratio. He added each campus will include a de‑escalation room and that the plan builds in…
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