To: Julie Quater, Shannon Wolford, and Anna Simmons
Request to the YES Foundation for Commitment to RVSD
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The YES Foundation has a clear Vision Statement: "Every child in the Ross Valley School District (RVSD) will have access to a complete education that includes meaningful and sustained exposure to the arts and other vibrant educational programs as an essential part of the student’s school experience."
We request that the YES Foundation clarify its commitment to remain focused and fully committed to its longstanding mission of addressing the educational needs of the students of the Ross Valley School District.
We further request that the YES Foundation state that any charter or other non-RVSD schools operating within the territory of the district will remain outside of the mandate of YES.
We recognize that the formation of the Ross Valley Charter (RVC) may impact the YES budget. We recognize that YES is concerned with losing the support of Charter families. The Yes Foundation, along with parent and business donors, must work in earnest to raise additional funds to offset the impact of the RVC. Our full focus needs to be on ensuring that the YES Foundation programs for the students of the RVSD are uninterrupted and fully funded for this year, for 2017-2018, and beyond.
We appreciate that RVC will want to offer a diverse curriculum to its students. We understand that the Charter will continue the independent fundraising efforts that have already begun. However, we need to accept that the Ross Valley Charter is not one of our District Schools, it is not a party to the Round Table Agreement, and it does not share overages with the RVSD schools. The Charter's programs are outside of the scope of the RVSD, and thus outside of the scope of the YES Foundation.
We further urge the YES Foundation to ensure the YES Board is comprised of members of our community who support the students of the RVSD. The prospective RVC students comprise 5-10% of the children enrolled in RVSD this year. YES Board should accurately reflect the demographics of the district in order to serve as an objective steward of our funds.
We ask the YES Foundation to affirm their full and unwavering commitment to the students of the Ross Valley School District at the next YES Foundation board meeting on January 18, 2017.
We request that the YES Foundation clarify its commitment to remain focused and fully committed to its longstanding mission of addressing the educational needs of the students of the Ross Valley School District.
We further request that the YES Foundation state that any charter or other non-RVSD schools operating within the territory of the district will remain outside of the mandate of YES.
We recognize that the formation of the Ross Valley Charter (RVC) may impact the YES budget. We recognize that YES is concerned with losing the support of Charter families. The Yes Foundation, along with parent and business donors, must work in earnest to raise additional funds to offset the impact of the RVC. Our full focus needs to be on ensuring that the YES Foundation programs for the students of the RVSD are uninterrupted and fully funded for this year, for 2017-2018, and beyond.
We appreciate that RVC will want to offer a diverse curriculum to its students. We understand that the Charter will continue the independent fundraising efforts that have already begun. However, we need to accept that the Ross Valley Charter is not one of our District Schools, it is not a party to the Round Table Agreement, and it does not share overages with the RVSD schools. The Charter's programs are outside of the scope of the RVSD, and thus outside of the scope of the YES Foundation.
We further urge the YES Foundation to ensure the YES Board is comprised of members of our community who support the students of the RVSD. The prospective RVC students comprise 5-10% of the children enrolled in RVSD this year. YES Board should accurately reflect the demographics of the district in order to serve as an objective steward of our funds.
We ask the YES Foundation to affirm their full and unwavering commitment to the students of the Ross Valley School District at the next YES Foundation board meeting on January 18, 2017.
Why is this important?
Commitment of YES Foundation to RVSD