EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
CITIZENS’ BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The El Rancho Unified School District (“District”) was successful at the election conducted on November 4, 2003 in obtaining an authorization from the District’s voters to issue up to $49,500,000 aggregate principal amount of the District’s school facilities bond (“Measure A”). The District was further successful at the election conducted on November 2, 2010 in obtaining an authorization from the District’s voters to issue up to $52,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the District’s school facilities bond (“Measure EE”). Measures A and EE were conducted under the Smaller Classes, Safer Schools and Financial Accountability Act of 2000 (“Prop 39”). The District was further successful at the election conducted on November 8, 2016 in obtaining an authorization from the District’s voters to issue up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the District’s school facilities bonds (“Measure ER”). Measure ER was conducted under the provisions of Proposition 46 (1986). Pursuant to the provisions of Prop 39 and Measure ER, the District was required to establish an Independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee to carry out the purposes set forth in the Strict Accountability in Local School Construction Bonds Act of 2000, codified in Section 15264 et seq. of the Education Code of the State of California (“Accountability Act”).
Pursuant to a resolution thereof, the Board of Education of the District (“Board”) has elected to charge this Committee with responsibility for reviewing expenditures of bond proceeds issued pursuant to any of the three Measures.
The EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT is currently accepting applications to serve on the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee as follows:
- Parent or Guardian of a child enrolled in the District
- Active member in a business organization representing the business community located in the District
Eligibility: to be eligible to serve on the committee you must submit a written application and meet the following qualifications:
Qualification Standards.
- To be a qualified person, he or she must be at least 18 years of age
- The Committee may not include any employee, official of the District or any vendor, contractor or consultant of the District.
- Must be a Pico Rivera resident.
Applications are available online at https://forms.gle/g5DeQhoGTpLmUwSK7 and at the District Administration Office located at 9333 Loch Lomond Drive, Pico Rivera, CA 90660. Completed applications are due to the Superintendent’s Office no later than 3:00 pm on May 31, 2023.
For more information, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at (562) 801-7310.