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RJUHSD board adopts Scenario B for attendance boundaries after public pleas to keep Vineyard with Wood Creek
Summary
On a 3–2 vote the Roseville Joint Union High School District board adopted "Scenario B," keeping grid code 350 (Vineyard area) assigned to Wood Creek High School. The decision follows lengthy staff presentation and public comments focused on sibling continuity, safety and busing.
The Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 3–2 to adopt "Scenario B" in a special meeting that continued the district's attendance-boundary review. The map approved by the board keeps the Vineyard neighborhood (grid code 350) in the Wood Creek High School attendance area rather than moving it to Oakmont, a change residents said would lengthen commutes and split sibling cohorts.
Staff presenter Joe Landon summarized two updated scenarios designed to address projected overcapacity at some west-side high schools and undercapacity at others. Landon said Scenario A would shift Vineyard to Oakmont and relieve enrollment pressure at Wood Creek; Scenario B keeps Vineyard at Wood Creek and delays Oakmont's move into a more balanced enrollment category by about one year. He warned that a small number of sites (Granite Bay and Wood Creek) might need temporary portables if enrollment projections rise.
Why it mattered: Parents and neighbors told the board that keeping neighborhoods together preserves students' social continuity and short, safer commutes. During public comment, Debbie Bettencourt (speaking for Sylvie Bettencourt) urged the board to "please vote for proposal b," noting Wood Creek is about 1.6 miles from her home versus 3.9 miles to Oakmont and that key intersections make biking or walking to Oakmont unsafe. Other speakers cited sibling grandfathering, transportation costs, before‑ and after‑school activities and community cohesion as central concerns.
Board discussion focused on tradeoffs: several trustees said they were balancing neighborhood continuity against the district's goal to balance enrollment so schools can sustain programs. Trustees and staff discussed the mechanics of transfers (Melanie explained intra‑district transfers require meeting criteria on grades, behavior and attendance) and the district's busing policy (staff said the cutoff is three road miles; routes are provided beyond that).
Motions and outcome: A motion to adopt Scenario A was made and seconded but failed on a 2–3 vote. A later motion to adopt Scenario B passed 3–2. A proposed amendment to include two small Silverado parcels (Dry Creek grid codes 331.1 and 331.2) in the Vineyard carve‑out was defeated before the final vote. President Hall said staff will refine grandfathering language and communications to make who qualifies and how long the transition lasts clear to families.
What happens next: Staff will finalize boundary language and the proposed grandfathering policy for the transition year; the district intends to publicize the specifics to affected families and pre‑enrolled students. Board members said they want clear, unambiguous grandfathering and transfer rules so families can plan.
Quotes that capture the debate: "Please vote for proposal b. . . . Woodcreek High School is 1.6 miles from her home. Oakmont is 3.9 miles away," said Debbie Bettencourt (speaking for Sylvie Bettencourt) urging the board to adopt Scenario B. "When you draw a line, there's some people on one side of it and other people on the other side," a trustee said during board discussion, describing the unavoidable tradeoffs.
The special meeting concluded after the vote and the board adjourned.
