Facilities plan flags accessibility, septic and building repairs at Shasta Montessori

What happened

The Sept. 14 board agenda proposed adopting a five-year facilities master plan and authorizing an application to California’s Small School District Program. The plan says the Shasta Montessori Elementary School campus is generally well maintained but identifies the noncompliant parking and path of travel, a septic leach-field valve and switch problem, water intrusion, poor exterior siding, roof-repair needs and other deferred-maintenance work.

Why it matters to families

The action would position the district to seek state modernization or new-construction funding, with modernization applications opening Nov. 2, 2026. The documented accessibility and infrastructure deficiencies identify repairs that could affect campus access, reliability and future capital priorities; no specific construction project or award is yet approved.

The evidence

Official Sept. 14, 2026 agenda packet (document 85839), pages 29-30, 33-40: Resolution #19-26-27 proposes authorization for Small School District Program applications and acknowledges the five-year Facilities Master Plan; the plan describes the single Shasta Montessori Elementary School campus as generally fair, states that aging utility infrastructure and ADA improvements are the main concerns, and lists the inaccessible parking/path of travel, septic #2 leach-field valve and switch as bad, water intrusion, poor siding and roof repairs. The agenda labels the resolution for adoption; the supplied record does not include approved Sept. 14 minutes confirming the vote.

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