Walk & Roll to School Day 

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

 

Reed School PreK & Kindergarten Singing Circles

Friday, December 9, 2022

   

Bel Aire Student Council

Winter Fair

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

 

Reed PTA Meeting

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

 

Superintendent Zoom Chat

Thursday, December 1, 2022

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Del Mar Middle School Winter Concert 

Thursday, December 8, 2022

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

RUSD Board Meeting

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Bel Aire Winter Concert

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

 

Winter Break/No School

Monday, December 19, 2022 - 

Friday, December 30. 2022 

 

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Dear RUSD Community,

 

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE TERRITORY TRANSFER PETITION
At Monday 
evening's Board meeting, all five members of the RUSD Board

unanimously voiced that they are all in strong opposition to the territory transfer 

petition. They mentioned a wide variety of reasons for this opposition. 

The comments included concerns around the flawed petition process, the 

majority of the students and families electing to attend RUSD, valuing 

all 3 of our communities, the opposition we are hearing from our 

community members, the fiscal impact, etc. RUSD stands in strong 

opposition to this territory transfer.

 

Liz Webb, our Board President, will be presenting our perspectives 

at the two upcoming public hearings that will be held by the County 

Board on School Organization. These two events are also the best place 

for you to express your perspective as this is the first governing body 

that will hear perspectives and will determine whether the petition 

should move onto the state or not.

 

The first public hearing will be on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:00 PM 

Cove School Gallery

330 Golden Hind Passage

Corte Madera, CA 94925

 

The second is Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM 

Del Mar Middle School Gymnasium

105 Avenida Miraflores

Tiburon, CA 94920

 

SECOND DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY DRILL - MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH 

RUSD will be conducting our second district-wide safety drill. This 

time it will be a fire drill. As we continue to improve our safety 

practices, we will incorporate the practice of an Emergency Operation 

Center and practice with communicating to our parents and staff during 

the drill. Watch for information on 12/5 and remember that it’s only 

a drill. Keep in mind that the call will come from Oregon as a 

503-946-XXXX phone number. We are continuing to talk to the communication 

platform about improvements, but at this time, you should expect a 

call from this number.

 

UPDATE ON FACILITY COMMITTEE 

The Facility Committee met six times over the past year and has completed their review

of the condition of the District’s schools and facilities improvement needs. The Committee

created recommendations that will be presented the Board at a workshop in January.

The Committee’s work was invaluable! They provided a strong vision for the future facilities 

needs of the District and how facilities can support the educational program now and into

the future. Their input and recommendations will be incorporated into the District’s Facility

Master Plan that will guide the implementation of facility improvements for the District

over the next 5-10 years.

 

UPDATE ON MATH TASK FORCE

The last full Math Task Force meeting was held on November 17th. During this meeting,

the group gave feedback on a draft Action Plan. The final Internal Math Task Force meeting

will be held on Thursday, December 1st so that the internal group can make 

any final edits and commitments to the action plan. The final step will be to take the plan

to the Board for their comments, adjustments, and action. As you know, we have incredible

math achievement in RUSD and we’re always looking for ways to continue to grow and improve.

 

UPDATE ON LARKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOL DISTRICT (LCMSD) DISCUSSIONS

On November 15th, 2022, the RUSD and LCMSD teams met for the fourth time 

this school year to continue discussions regarding the Interdistrict 

Transfer Agreement.  RUSD provided a counterproposal for an updated IDT 

agreement that addressed the guiding principles shared by the RUSD 

Board of Trustees to support the East Corte Madera families that are 

currently attending LCMSD with an approved IDT permit.  The new 5-year 

agreement proposed by RUSD provided payment that included the secured 

property tax and parcel tax that each IDT family parcel produces in 

order to allow the current IDT students and siblings to finish their 

K-8 educational journey at LCMSD schools, if they choose.  The agreement 

also extended the scope of the MOU to include The Cove School and 

Hall Middle School.  Additionally, siblings of current students 

born before December 1, 2022 that have an approved IDT permit with 

LCMSD during this five-year agreement would have been included.  

The term of the agreement would have been effective July 1, 2023 – 

June 30, 2028.  

 

On November 16th, the parties met again. However, the offer was 

rejected by LCMSD. We are disappointed that we were unable to come 

to an agreement. Although the RUSD Board is not obligated to pay 

anything for a transfer acceptance, RUSD's Board had compassion 

for the situation that ECM families were in and therefore offered 

funding to support the new 5-year agreement proposed by RUSD that 

included the secured property tax and parcel tax that each IDT 

family parcel produces.

 

If you are one of the 27 families on a current IDT agreement, you 

will need to decide whether you would like to attend Reed schools 

or apply for an IDT to continue attending LCMSD. If you ask for a 

release from RUSD, Reed will grant that release and approve the IDT. 

It will then be up to LCMSD to decide if they are approving the IDT 

requests. Please know that you are always welcome here at RUSD.  

Families that made the decision to come to Reed schools this year 

have commented just how welcome they have felt and are all here to 

support their East Corte Madera neighbors.  Our District families, 

administration and staff want to ensure that you all feel united 

in our community and know that we are thrilled to have you here.  

This is an amazing school district and we welcome your family 

with open arms. 

 

SUPERINTENDENT ZOOM CHAT - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

Please join the Superintendent Chat on Zoom tomorrow from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

I will give an update on district topics and also have time for questions and answers.

 

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Best regards,

 

Dr. Kimberly McGrath

Superintendent
Reed Union School District
"We are even stronger together!"
 
 
 

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RUSD Mission & Vision: Each student will be challenged and inspired to reach their fullest intellectual, social-emotional and creative potential to positively impact the world.

 

Dr. Kimberly McGrath, Superintendent