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Parents urge JUSD to reinvest modernization savings into Pacific Avenue Academy of Music
Summary
Parents of Pacific Avenue Academy of Music presented a petition signed by 91 parents asking the district to reinvest a portion of modernization savings from another project into PAM for urgent repairs, HVAC, expanded cafeteria seating, perimeter security and two additional school supervisors during a high‑density transition.
Parents of Pacific Avenue Academy of Music (PAM) delivered a formal petition and public comment urging the Jurupa Unified School District to reinvest savings realized from a Rustic Lane Elementary modernization project into PAM.
A parent who was introduced as Corinne Goler told the board the petition is signed by 91 PAM parents and requests that administration reinvest roughly 20% of modernization project savings from Measure V back into PAM facilities and staffing. The petition lists specific priorities: replacing aging rooftop HVAC units, upgrading the library, installing heat pumps, repairing plumbing and irrigation, expanding cafeteria seating and cold storage capacity, perimeter hardening (replacing chain‑link fencing with 8‑foot iron while maintaining sight lines), widening a dismissal sidewalk to improve safe travel, and immediate placement of a crossing guard at a nearby intersection.
Goler said the petition also requests the addition of two school supervisors from the general fund to manage arrival/dismissal, verify authorized pickups, supervise lunch and recess, and otherwise address safety concerns arising from increased campus population. "We, the undersigned parents of PAM, formally request that the administration reinvest 20 of the modernization project savings from Measure V bond back into PAM campus," she said during public comment.
Gary Martino, also introduced as a PAM parent, asked the board to add the saving‑allocation plan to the next board agenda and to attach the petition to the minutes of the meeting so the administration and board can review it. He reiterated the request for two additional supervisors and asked for temporary increases in transportation funding to support trips during the transition.
Board members thanked parents for bringing the petition and staff acknowledged receipt of the request; no formal board action on the petition was taken at the meeting, though parents asked that the plan be agendized for future consideration.
