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Kashia board confirms school lapsation process after ADA falls below six
Summary
The Kashia Elementary governing board learned county staff confirmed the district’s average daily attendance has fallen below six, triggering a lapsation process. County staff said they will facilitate a transition and attempt to move eligible funding with students; no final closure decision was recorded.
The Kashia Elementary School District governing board on April 8 reviewed next steps after the district’s average daily attendance (ADA) fell below six, a threshold the agenda identified as triggering a lapsation process.
A member of the public told the board the district’s budget was in positive certification while also relying on one-time funds and raised concerns about property safety and leadership. Greg Medici of SCOE explained the county’s role: the county will facilitate the lapsation process in the 45 days before the end of the school year and will work to ensure, where possible, that funding moves with affected students to their receiving districts. The transcript records that the ADA is confirmed below six, which is the trigger for the process.
The board did not take a formal vote to close the school during the meeting; according to the minutes, county staff will proceed with procedural steps. The board president asked whether funding could move with the students, and the record states county staff will work on that issue. The transcript uses the term “lapsation” for the statutory process; it does not record a final effective date or a formal board resolution adopting closure.
Next steps noted in the minutes include county facilitation of the process, and any formal actions or transfers of funding are to be handled according to state and county procedures and brought back to the board as required.
