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Feasibility study: dual unification feasible; consultant cites enrollment and fiscal criteria met
Summary
Consultant Christie White told the committee the combined feasibility study finds dissolving three districts to create two unified districts meets statutory criteria, cites enrollment thresholds, assessed valuation splits, ADA figures, and estimates $1M'$2M in annual administrative savings.
Consultant Christie White summarized a year-long feasibility study March 18, telling the committee the combined analysis of prior work supports a dual unification as both financially and educationally feasible.
"Dissolving all 3 districts creating 2 new unified districts is feasible and would substantially meet all the criteria," White said, citing nine statutory criteria the study evaluated. She told the committee a proposed Greenfield Unified would enroll about 4,650 pupils and a King City Unified would serve roughly 3,850 secondary pupils plus the territories of small opt-out elementary districts.
White reviewed the fiscal analysis: Greenfield represents about 31% of assessed valuation and approximately 54% of average daily attendance (ADA) versus roughly 69% AV and 46% ADA for the King City territory. She explained methods for dividing bonded indebtedness and student-body assets by proportionate assessed valuation or where funds were spent and said mediation or arbitration are options if districts cannot otherwise agree.
On budgetary impact, White estimated consolidation could save approximately $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 annually, primarily from administrative consolidation; she described the figure as an estimate based on comparisons with similar-size unified districts and not a finalized budget projection.
