District overview
Mark West Union Elementary School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is the four-school district funded and governed?
Mark West Union Elementary is a four-school K-8 district governed by a five-member elected Board of Trustees and led by Superintendent Dr. Rachel Valenzuela. Operating revenue follows California’s Local Control Funding Formula, shaped by attendance, grade span, and high-need student counts; the Board adopts budgets, staffing, policy, facilities work, curriculum, and each campus’s annual achievement plan.
Four distinct schools
The district operates Mark West Elementary, John B. Riebli Elementary, San Miguel Elementary, and Mark West Charter.
School reporting is visible centrally
Principals report at regular meetings, and the board approves school accountability reports, safety plans, and achievement plans by campus.
Enrollment and costs shape planning
Approved minutes repeatedly discuss projected enrollment and rising operating costs when certifying interim budgets.
Staffing adjustments continued
March and May minutes record classified-position eliminations and decisions not to reemploy certain probationary or temporary certificated employees.
The Board adopted several position-elimination and release resolutions, but the resulting classroom, program, and campus-level service changes have not been quantified.
What is on the public record
California Department of Education district profile; external context.
The available Board summaries discuss interim certification, enrollment, and rising costs without stating a complete current budget or expenditure-per-pupil figure.
Major projects
Staffing and position adjustments
multiple resolutions adoptedThe Board approved classified-position eliminations in March and May and non-reelection or release resolutions for certain probationary and temporary certificated employees; the resulting service impact is not yet quantified.
- Special-meeting minutes approve classified-position elimination resolutions
- Minutes approve further vacant-position elimination and non-reelection/release resolutions
Funding
District operating budget
The staffing actions were part of district cost and enrollment planning; savings were not stated.
2026-27 school achievement plans
board approvedThe board approved 2026-27 School Plans for Student Achievement for John B. Riebli, Mark West Elementary, Mark West Charter, and San Miguel Elementary.
- Board approves the four 2026-27 school plans
Funding
School and district program funds
Exact campus allocations are not stated in the Board summary.
Built from chronological review of 25 official agenda and approved-minute PDFs: 12 text-readable records and 13 image-only records rendered across 55 pages.
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