Cordova Lane Parents Launch Effort to Keep School Open
The Folsom Cordova Unified Schoold District has given concerned parents the opportunity to keep one of the schools open that is slated to close at the end of the school year.
Save Cordova Lane, an organization of Cordova Lane Elementary parents, has launched an effort to raise $300,000 by March 1 to keep their school operating for the 2010-2011 school year. The school, which currently houses the Rancho Cordova Little League, was targeted for closure at the Nov. 19 meeting of the FCUSD Board, and Riverview Elementary was also approved for closure. The school closures would save the district $600,000 in their effort to close a $20 million budget gap.
“We are hearing that this has never been done before,” Kristy Elder, the co-founder of Save Cordova Lane, said. ”We may very well be the first school in the state of California and possibly the nation to raise this amount of money if we are successful.”
Save Cordova Lane has joined forces with the Cordova Community Council, a 501(c)(3) organization, to raise the funds necessary to keep the school open. They have launched a VIP card fundraiser that will entitle purchasers to discounts at 700 local merchants, and the discounts can be used an unlimited number of times. The cards cost $20, and $10 will go toward Save Cordova Lane’s efforts.
To purchase a VIP card, call Kristy Elder at (916) 821-4127 or Kathryn Dettner at (916) 600-2224, or email them at savecordovalane@yahoo.com. The cards are available only through the Save Cordova Lane fundraiser. A list of participating merchants can be found here.
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I don’t expect that budget cuts will decrease substantially in the coming years. If this group is able to raise the necessary $300,000 for the 2010-2011 school year are they planning on being the sole financial supporters for the school in future years or is the school district going to take responsibility?