District overview
Orinda Union School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How do local taxes, bonds, and enrollment shape Orinda schools?
Orinda Union operates four elementary schools and Orinda Intermediate under a five-member Board of Trustees. The reviewed year joined Measure E and I construction, parcel-tax oversight, a facilities roadmap, labor agreements, and new family-facing programs and rules.
Modernization is moving into its next plan
Current bond projects continued while the Board approved a new facilities master plan and completed a Nature Area land transfer.
Local revenue supports staffing
Parcel-tax oversight reported that 2024-25 revenue funded certificated teacher salaries and benefits.
Student services are changing
The district approved shared special-education placements with Moraga and a new homework policy; a June agenda proposed launching expanded learning.
Leadership continuity was on the June agenda
The Board was asked to extend the superintendent's agreement through 2030, but approved minutes were not yet archived.
The record shows positive fiscal certifications and oversight findings, but June agenda-stage items cannot be treated as adopted without later minutes.
What the official record establishes
Every file was readable and byte-unique.
Across Board, oversight, notices, site visits, packets, and minutes.
Del Rey, Glorietta, Sleepy Hollow, Wagner Ranch, and Orinda Intermediate.
Approved February 9, retroactive to July 1, 2025.
Approved March 9; student identity withheld.
Major projects
Facilities modernization and Nature Area
Current bond work active; new master plan approvedMeasure E and I projects continued across campuses while the district transferred part of Wagner Ranch Nature Area and approved its next facilities roadmap.
- Nature Area property transfer completed
- Del Rey modernization completion approved
- Facilities Master Plan approved
Funding
Measures E and I general-obligation bonds and district facilities funds
Oversight reports found expenditures consistent with voter-approved purposes.
Student services and family-facing rules
Special-education partnership and homework policy active; expanded learning proposedOrinda expanded regional special-education placements, revised homework expectations, and proposed a state-funded expanded-learning program.
- Moraga special-education agreement approved
- Homework policy adopted
- Expanded-learning plan scheduled for Board action
Funding
General, special-education, and restricted expanded-learning funds
The June packet says ELO-P could proceed without General Fund support.
Compensation and leadership continuity
Teacher agreement approved; superintendent extension proposedThe Board ratified recurring teacher compensation changes and placed a superintendent contract extension through 2030 on the June agenda.
- Teacher agreement ratified
- Superintendent contract amendment scheduled
Funding
General Fund
The June packet does not expose the modified compensation amount in extracted text.
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