ERUSD has faced many challenges that moved it into financial jeopardy.
In 2012, ERUSD extended by twenty years the Measure EE bond to take advantage of the low interest rates available, saving $1.7 million, according to a press release issued by the previous ERUSD superintendent, Dr.
ERUSD has made good interim leadership choices that have righted the ship temporarily.
Like many other school districts across the country, ERUSD is governed by an elected school board that meets monthly.
Before the election, there was much uncertainty about its passage, so when preparing ERUSD's budget for FY 2013, district officials did not rely on the proposition.
When we look at a snapshot of ERUSD's student competencies, we see that competencies at the high school level are above the state average but that fourth-grade competencies are below the state level.