OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT WRAP-UP

-- Angelique Flores

ISSUE: BUDGET

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The school board voted Tuesday night to accept the district’s

budget for next school year. The district anticipates revenue of nearly

$41.2 million. Property taxes will cover a little more than $21 million,

and the state will provide the rest. The budget includes repairs and

modernization projects for the schools, and it will be revised throughout

the year as changes are approved by the board, officials said.

ISSUE: OAK VIEW RESTROOMS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: Oak View Elementary School will get three portable classrooms.

With the increase to eight buildings, the board approved a permanent

restroom building, which will cost $98,000. The money will come from the

special reserve fund.

ISSUE: LEASE INCOME

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The board approved a report regarding lease money. The lease

income from the 1999-2000 year totaled a little more than $1 million,

plus $5,234 for sanitation fee reimbursement. The revenue will be used to

maintain facilities, purchase school safety items at open schools and

provide long-term facility upgrades, district officials said.

ISSUE: TEXTBOOKS

Vote: 5-0

Summary: The board approved new social science and history textbooks to

coordinate with a new instructional program. The projected cost of

$427,539 will be paid for by the Governor’s Instructional Material Funds.

ISSUE: BOUNDARIES

Vote: NoneSummary: The district is considering whether to place the

vacant land south of Los Patos Avenue, beginning west of Warner Avenue

and ending east of Graham Street, in the boundaries of Hope View

Elementary and Mesa View Middle schools. The boundary changes would

alleviate the enrollment at Harbour View Elementary and Marine View

Middle schools. A pubic hearing on the matter will be opened at the next

regular board meeting, July 5.