District overview
Shoreline Unified School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How is the district funded and planning for enrollment decline?
Shoreline Unified is a five-school coastal district governed by a geographically representative Board of Trustees. Operating revenue follows California’s Local Control Funding Formula and therefore depends heavily on attendance, grade span, and student need; restricted grants and capital funds support designated facilities and transportation work. Enrollment decline is driving staffing and budget alignment.
Enrollment decline shapes the budget
The first-interim projection carries planned reductions of 3.0 certificated and 1.5 classified FTE while enrollment is projected to fall from 418 to 356 over two years.
Facilities planning is districtwide
The board commissioned an updated facilities master plan and continued work on transportation-yard electric-bus charging infrastructure during the review period.
School plans remain visible centrally
Each campus has a School Plan for Student Achievement developed through its school-level governance process and approved within the district’s accountability cycle.
The first-interim report retained a positive certification, but projected enrollment decline and planned staffing reductions make later budget and service-level monitoring important.
Where the district stands
California Department of Education, 2025-26.
Bodega Bay Elementary, Inverness Elementary, Tomales Elementary, Tomales High, and West Marin Elementary.
3.0 certificated and 1.5 classified FTE carried in the first-interim projection.
Persinger Architects contract amount presented February 12, 2026.
Major projects
Enrollment and budget alignment
In progressThe first-interim projection plans reductions of 3.0 certificated and 1.5 classified FTE as enrollment is projected to decline from 418 to 356 over two years.
- Board received the first-interim projection and budget-reduction plan
Funding
Unrestricted general fund and Local Control Funding Formula revenue
Enrollment and attendance changes directly affect operating revenue.
Districtwide facilities master plan
PlanningThe district commissioned an updated facilities master plan to identify campus needs, priorities, costs, and implementation sequencing.
- $49,500 Persinger Architects contract placed before the Board
Funding
District facilities planning funds
The $49,500 contract covers master-plan services, not later construction.
Transportation-yard electric-bus charging
Design underwayThe district is electrifying its transportation fleet and planning charging infrastructure at the Tomales transportation yard.
- Board approved initial EVSE design task through 30%
- EV bus-charger project returned for Board consideration
- 30% design and project budget presented for approval
Funding
Transportation project funds and electric-school-bus/charging incentives including ZESBI
The plan identifies up to $720,000 for two buses plus charging incentives; final net project cost is not summarized here.
The review covered every official Diligent meeting payload and full attachment package published from August 13, 2025 through August 13, 2026, read chronologically from the oldest meeting forward.
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