District overview
Ross Valley School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What is driving district decisions now?
Ross Valley is a public TK-8 elementary district governed by a five-member elected Board of Trustees. Its current record is dominated by a three-year budget-reduction plan and the district's effort to renew and increase local parcel-tax revenue through Measure H.
Budget cuts were adopted as a fallback
In January the board accepted a tiered, three-year reduction plan after months of reserve and deficit-spending discussion.
The board called a parcel-tax election
In February it approved a June 2 election and set the proposed increase at $540.
The latest budget proposal removes the cuts
The June 17 packet says Tier I through Tier III reductions were removed and about $3.6 million in annual revenue was added after anticipated Measure H approval.
School-level decisions still matter
Brookside, Manor, and White Hill prepare legally required school plans, while the other two elementary schools publish streamlined plans.
The June 17 approved minutes were not separately published in the collected archive, so this overview treats the cut reversal as a budget proposal rather than a completed board action.
What the official record establishes
Trailing-year archive from August 20, 2025 through August 5, 2026.
No separate approved minutes were available yet for three recent meetings.
Amount in the board's February 11 election resolution.
Approximate revenue beginning in 2026-27 in the June 17 agenda packet.
Contract approved May 20, 2026.
Major projects
Budget stabilization and Measure H
Cuts removed in proposed budgetThe district moved from an accepted three-year reduction plan to a budget proposal that removes all three tiers of cuts and adds anticipated Measure H revenue.
- Board begins public parcel-tax renewal discussion
- Board accepts three-year budget-reduction plan
- Board calls June election with a $540 proposed increase
- Budget proposal removes Tier I through Tier III reductions
Funding
General fund and local parcel-tax revenue
The June proposal adds approximately $3.6 million annually beginning in 2026-27.
Artificial-intelligence policy
Policy 0441 adoptedAfter an April presentation on philosophy, teacher expectations and grade-span use, the board adopted Policy 0441 in May.
- Board reviews the AI policy and grade-span framework
- Board adopts Policy 0441 by a 4-0 vote
Funding
Not specified
The collected minutes do not state a separate implementation budget.
Brookside pedestrian-bridge replacement
$713,000 construction award approvedThe board awarded the replacement project to Maggiora & Ghilotti.
- Board receives bridge-project update
- Board approves the $713,000 bid award
Funding
Not specified in the approved minutes
The approved contract amount is $713,000.
Grades 6-8 science adoption
OpenSciEd adoptedFollowing a school-year pilot and evaluation, the board adopted OpenSciEd for all grades 6-8 science instruction at White Hill.
- District reports the science-curriculum pilot underway
- Board adopts OpenSciEd by a 5-0 vote
Funding
Not specified in the approved minutes
The collected decision record does not state an adoption cost.
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This overview synthesizes 37 official Diligent Community records covering 20 Board of Trustees meetings from August 20, 2025 through August 5, 2026. All 37 records were text-extracted and reviewed chronologically; there were no byte-identical duplicates or unreadable records.
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