Menifee School District Unification: The First Step

The Press Enterprise reports today that the first steps towards migrating Paloma Valley High School into the Menifee Union School District has begun.

Menifee Union school trustees hope that drafting and signing a pre-unification agreement with the Perris Union High School District will help move the process forward.

On Tuesday, trustees voted 5-0 to work with the Perris Union High School District in creating the agreement, which would spell out what would happen if the two were to split.

There is a state law on the books that says that no "unification bid" may be allowed if it's going to financially hurt another school district. Therefore, Menifee Union School District needs to work out a plan with Perris Union High School District to make sure that the loss of students won't create any financial shortfalls for Perris.

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