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Parents urge SRVUSD board to pause intradistrict high‑school transfers, citing equity and program losses
Summary
Multiple parents testified at the board meeting urging an immediate pause to intradistrict high‑school transfers until a new policy is developed, citing declines in program viability, demographic shifts and athletic impacts; Superintendent CJ Kamik said staff is reviewing data but noted state law allows transfer requests.
Several parents and community members urged the San Ramon Valley Unified School District board on Oct. 20 to pause intradistrict high‑school transfers until a public policy review is completed.
Susan Kioso, representing a group of parents, asked the board to “pause intradistrict transfers for the 2026–27 school year until a new policy is established and voted upon publicly” and requested that one to two parent representatives work with board members on policy development before the transfer portal opens Dec. 15.
Jamie Fedun and Jason Hill described what they said are real‑world impacts of transfers: threats to program viability, declining enrollment at some schools and pressure on athletics (Hill said San Ramon had 77 football players while Monav/Monavista had 31, asserting that many who play for SRV should attend Monav/Monavista). Fedun cited California Education Code 35160.5 and asked for parent involvement in any review.
Superintendent CJ Kamik, speaking during public comment because district staff are not bound by the Brown Act prohibition on responses to non‑agendized comments, said the district is taking concerns seriously and reviewing data. He noted the Education Code allows families to request transfers and that districts must apply a non‑arbitrary process; he said staff are looking at space, enrollment and demographic trends and that he could not promise results tonight.
The board did not take action on transfers during the meeting. Several parents asked that the board produce transfer‑demographic data for the past five years and consider a temporary pause until a revised policy is publicly vetted.
