District weighs moving 3rd graders from Albion and Comptche schools to the K-8 School

What happened

The board discussed a recommendation to have 3rd-grade students from Albion School and Comptche School attend classes at the Mendocino K-8 School instead. The item was first raised at the April 23, 2026 meeting, where minutes record it was 'tabled for future discussion,' and came back for discussion again on June 9, 2026 under 'Model of Education at Albion & Comptche Schools.' No vote or implementation date appears in the collected record.

Why it matters to families

Albion and Comptche are small, single-site rural schools serving their own communities; moving a grade level to a different campus would change where those families' children attend class day-to-day, likely affecting transportation and the size/composition of the remaining classes at each site.

The evidence

Item 8.3 on the April 23, 2026 board agenda and item 9.8 on the June 9, 2026 board agenda, both titled 'Model of Education at Albion & Comptche Schools' and describing the recommendation to have 3rd graders attend classes at the K-8 School.

The source