District overview
Petaluma City Elementary School District
How the elementary LEA is governed and how shared budget cuts affect it.
Why do Petaluma records name two districts?
Petaluma City Elementary is its own active local educational agency, but it is governed alongside Petaluma Joint Union High by the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education. Shared resolutions and the common-administration budget can apply to both, while charter, facilities, and staffing records may apply to only one component LEA.
The elementary identity stays distinct
Its NCES LEA id is 0630230 and its California district code is 4970854.
The board is shared
The same elected board and superintendent act for both component LEAs.
Funding is formula-driven
California's LCFF, state and federal categorical funds, parcel taxes, and local revenue feed a combined common-administration budget.
The cuts reach elementary programs
Adopted reductions name elementary teachers, reading, music, junior-high leadership, health, and school-site support.
The adopted 2026-27 common budget is positively certified and projects reserves above the state minimum, even while it documents an intra-year cash-timing gap.
Where the district stands
Combined common-administration figure; not an elementary-only allocation.
District plus charter total reported in the common budget; not elementary-only.
Authoritative NCES/CDE identity context.
Major projects
2026-27 budget reductions
Approved and entering implementationA $6.123 million shared reduction plan produced formal service and staffing reductions, including elementary-facing positions and school support.
- Board makes the $6.123M recommendation its basis for reductions
- Board approves 44.0 FTE of service reductions across both LEAs
- Shared 2026-27 budget adopted with positive certification
Funding
Mary Collins classroom building
Project approvedFour portables are slated for replacement by a two-story building with seven classrooms, a net gain of three.
- Board approves project and CEQA exemption
Funding
Districtwide energy modernization
Agreement approvedThe shared board approved HVAC electrification and related solar-capacity increases.
- Board approves amended energy-services agreement
Funding
Built from a chronological review of all 40 official records collected for the trailing 12 months; 21 image-only resolutions were rendered and reviewed visually.
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