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Lompoc forum spotlights student supports, Measure M spending and plans for employee housing
Summary
Panelists from Lompoc Unified and Allan Hancock College told a packed forum that district and college leaders are expanding dual enrollment and career programs, studying workforce housing for school employees and warning that recent federal funding changes pose risks to nutrition and minority‑serving STEM programs.
A community forum in Lompoc brought together Lompoc Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Clara Feinermann and Allan Hancock College President Dr. Kevin Walter to outline student‑achievement efforts, program expansions and emerging budget and policy risks.
Dr. Clara Feinermann opened by thanking staff and community partners and laying out district numbers and priorities. She said the district serves roughly 8,928 students across 16 schools and described a general fund/budget of about $120,000,000, noting that state and federal dollars arrive in restricted ‘pots’ rather than one lump sum. She highlighted recent school awards and oversight of capital work funded by Measure M, a voter‑approved $160,000,000 bond aimed at facility repairs and upgrades. “We want to build 100 units or more for staff who might be interested,” Feinermann said of a…
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