AUSD Notes: Applications now available for Parcel Tax Oversight Committee

The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) is now accepting applications for three seats on the Parcel Tax Oversight Committee.

The committee is comprised of 11 community members (including parent/guardians and district employees). It will meet four to six times over the next year to review the district’s compliance with the terms of Measures B1 and A in 2024-25.

• Measure B1 (passed in 2016) raises about $12 million per year for core programs, including AP classes, neighborhood schools, small class sizes in grades K-3, athletics, enrichment and technology.
• Measure A (passed in 2020) raises about $10 million per year solely for retaining and attracting high-quality employees by raising salaries.

Measure E — which combines and replaces Measures B1 and E — went into effect on July 1. The oversight committee will begin reviewing that measure’s first year of revenue and expenditures in 2026-27.

Each year, the committee’s work culminates in a staff annual report, as well as a shorter committee report, both of which are presented to the Board of Education.

For an application, please visit the Parcel Tax Program Oversight Committee at tinyurl.com/AUSD-PTOC. Applicants can also get an application by calling the district office at 510-337-7000.

Completed applications must be received in the district office no later than 5 pm on Oct. 17. The Board of Education will vote on the recommended applicants at its Oct. 28 public meeting.

AUSD’s Citizen Bond Oversight Committee, which reviews the district’s bond program and also annually produces a report, will have openings starting later this fall. We will be sure to publicize that opportunity as well.

In other board news, member Meleah Hall submitted her resignation on Sept. 23, and the Alameda County Office of Education accepted it, as stipulated in our bylaw 9222. Within the next few weeks, we will release more information about the steps our Board of Education will take to fill her seat. In the meantime, we thank Ms. Hall for her service and wish her the best in her future endeavors.

Finally, we are aware of that there are a number of rumors circulating about Alameda Little League’s ability to use AUSD fields this year, which has been impacted by construction at Wood Middle School. We encourage community members to read the statement we released on Sept. 19. (That statement is available at tinyurl.com/AUSD-LittleLeague-09192025.) As a district, we support the youth of this town, we support youth sports and we continue to work towards a productive and professional relationship with the League, one that is based on mutual respect and clear communication.

Reach Susan Davis, the Alameda Unified School District’s senior manager for community affairs, at 510-337-7175 or SDavis@alamedaunified.org.