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Chico Unified board splits remaining Measure C charter funds after heated debate
Summary
After hours of testimony from charter leaders and parents, the Chico Unified School District board voted 3–2 to award Sherwood Montessori $5.6 million from the Measure C charter project pot and to direct the remaining $1.9 million toward Blue Oak’s project while asking Blue Oak to return with a downsized plan.
The Chico Unified School District board on Oct. 15 approved a contested allocation of Measure C charter funds, awarding Sherwood Montessori $5,604,476 and directing the remaining $1,897,718 toward Blue Oak Charter School’s renovation project after a 3–2 roll-call vote.
The decision followed hours of presentations and public comment. District staff outlined the charter-project scoring rubric and the pool of money available for larger capital projects. Sherwood’s application described a roughly $12.8 million project to create a stand‑alone campus on a portion of the Chapman site; Sherwood asked the district for $5.6 million to complete that scope. Blue Oak proposed a larger, roughly $22 million plan and sought $15…
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