Increased Opportunities for Enrollment in Piedmont Schools
– Student transfers from other School Districts into the Piedmont School District are proposed on a priority basis. Children of persons working 10 hours or more per week in Piedmont need no longer work for the City or School District and grandchildren of Piedmont residents will continue to be prioritized.
Expanded qualifications for enrollment in Piedmont Schools will be considered on March 10.
Three separate initiatives were discussed during a February 24th School Board meeting in order to help achieve the Board’s goal:
1. PUSD Athletic Coaches: Paid contracted athletic coaches [children] may be eligible for admittance to Piedmont schools based on verification of employment. Does not pertain to volunteer coaches. When a District Coach ceases employment with the District, he/she shall withdraw his/her child from the District no later than the end of the current semester or at the discretion of the Superintendent.
2. Persons Employed Within the City of Piedmont: Limits Children of Persons physically employed at least 10 hours a week within the City of Piedmont limits may be eligible for admittance to Piedmont schools. Proof of employment via a letter on employer’s stationary verifying schedule (hours and days) and location of employment and a copy of a current pay stub must accompany the application. When the person ceases employment within the City of Piedmont limits, he/she shall withdraw his/her child from the District no later than the end of the current semester or at the discretion of the Superintendent.
3. Children of the City of Piedmont Government Employees The District may admit children of City of Piedmont government employees employed at least 10 hours a week. A City government employee is defined as an employee who is on a regularly scheduled City of Piedmont government employee payroll on which appropriate deductions occur. It does not include consultants or contractors for the City of Piedmont.
Read the proposed priorities for admittance in the links below:
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To participate in this Agenda item on March 10, 2021, at the 7 pm, Piedmont Unified School District meeting, click the Agenda below:
https://agendaonline.net/public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID=1241&MeetingID=82620&AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived=False
The Board does not have in-class learning, appropriate school parking, adequate traffic flow, or playing fields. Piedmont residents must drive to Alameda so their kids can play sports. How did they get elected?
School funding is based on enrollment. Piedmont enrollment is declining. Loss of funding means a need for budget cuts. Letting in more students to gain funding, while not expanding fixed costs, makes sense. School enrollment is irrelevant to Piedmont’s lack of sports fields, and any marginal impact on traffic and parking is small (policy applies to children of parents already working in Piedmont).