"Facing a prospect of having to carve another $8 million out of its budget in the coming school year, the Vacaville Unified School District Governing Board recently took a first step in the right direction, agreeing to establish a broad-based committee to look at which schools should be closed and in what order, if the need arises.
The committee will include seven to 10 parents, one member of the district's English Learners Advisory Committee, up to four classified and five certificated employees, one member of the district's Citizens Oversight Committee, a representative from the business community and potentially one City Council member.
The decision to form the committee came Dec. 10, the same night that parents and teachers showed up at the board meeting to vent about widespread speculation that Sierra Vista and Hemlock elementary schools are on the list to be shuttered next year."