MVUSD School Board Sells Hyampom Property

Mountain Valley Unified School District unanimously approved selling of the Hyampom School Site to Hyampom Center at the Sept. 14 Board Meeting.

Hyampom School Site Sold

The Hyampom school site has finally been officially sold. The MVUSD Board approved Hyampom Center’s bid of $100, the highest and only bid. “We recommend that the board accept the offer,” said Annmarie Swanstrom, MVUSD superintendent.

To get to this public bid MVUSD first had to go through several hoops, first offering the property to other government agencies. No other agencies expressed interest in the property, so from there MVUSD could open the bidding process to the public.

Active Shooter Emergency Response Plan Approved

The MVUSD Board discussed an emergency response plan in the case of an active shooter; you can run, fight, or hide. If you choose to run, then you must have an escape route planned, leave your stuff behind, and listen to any first responders/police officers. If you choose to fight, then it’s recommended that you are as aggressive as possible, confusing the shooter, and once you’ve started, don’t quit. If you choose to hide, then you should lock the door and barricade it (unless the shooter is near), keep everyone quiet, and silence any noise.

“Changes are being made or are in the process of being made,” Swanstrom said, adding that, “Both the safety of the staff and of the students have been taken into consideration.”

Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials

According to a review by TCOE, MVUSD has successfully provided a sufficient amount of textbooks and other instructional materials for every student. “The Mountain Valley Unified School District has provided each pupil with sufficient textbooks and instructional materials aligned to the academic content standards and consistent with the cycles and content of the curriculum frameworks,” according to the language found in Resolution# 2022/23 - 03. More simply put, all classes in the district have all the materials that are necessary for them to learn.

SACS Unaudited Actual Report

Courtney Bayley, TCOE internal and external business manager, gave a brief financial report. With positive news, “We didn't have to transfer any funds from our reserve.” She did emphasize the COVID funding as well, “which allowed us to purchase new tech and big ticket items.”

The first interim report will take place in October.

Adopting the Gann Limits

According to the California Department of Education, “California Proposition 4 (1979), also known as the Gann limit, was approved by voters with the goal of keeping state and local government spending, including school spending, capped at 1978–79 levels, adjusted for changes in population and inflation.” In other words, the Gann Limit was put in place to keep the government spending at 1978-79 levels, but it is not considered a loss of funding.

During the school board meeting, it was reported that the Gann Limits for MVUSD are in accordance with the statutory law. It does not exceed the Gann Limits of the previous school year or what was stated in Proposition 4.

Current Enrollment

At the time of the board meeting, enrollment at each site was as follows:

• Hayfork Elementary = 238

• Hayfork High School = 87

• Valley High School = 4

• District Total = 329

The next board meeting is on October 12.