A major step was taken this past week toward separating the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) into school districts for the two cities.
On Sept. 12, SMMUSD and the
The future of education in Santa Monica and Malibu is becoming clear, as a years-long process to create two independent school districts finally has fiscal details to share with the
Sandra Lyon is leaving the Santa Monica-Malibu school district at the end of the school year.
The superintendent announced Monday that she has accepted an offer to become the top
The local Board of Education will consider approving the list of three people chosen by Superintendent Sandra Lyon to represent the Santa Monica-Malibu school district in talks with Malibu advocates
The Santa Monica-Malibu school district is ready to explore a potential pathway to separation in arguably a more concrete manner than ever before.
The local Board of Education on Thursday
Well, not so fast.
The already arduous process of possibly separating the local school district appeared to hit another snag last month as officials and community members debated the implications
After months of study and analysis by a financial oversight committee, separation of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district has been deemed viable.
But it's certainly not as simple
Despite a variety of potential fiscal and legal obstacles, splitting the Santa Monica-Malibu school district into two separate entities is feasible, according to the district's financial oversight committee.
Separation of the area school district into Santa Monica and Malibu factions seems to be turning into a "not if, but when"issue.
At its meeting Wednesday night,
Say hello to the elephant in the room.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District appears ready to explore the separation of the district into two entities, a topic that has
SMMUSD HDQRTRS - The more the Board of Education knows about unification, the more they don't know, but the idea is becoming closer to a potential reality.
Unification,
