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Grove Way Residents Want School Boundary Change
Residents
in the Upper Grove Way area whose address reads Castro Valley, but have to send children to Hayward Unified Schools are petitioning for a boundary change.
“I live on Grove. When looking up your taxes, you see school district payment is designated as Hayward. It does not have to be that way. We can make a boundary adjustment.” as- The portion of Castro Valley from Grove and Center to Redwood serted Castro Valley resident Matt Turner. Road is in the Hayward school district and not in the CVUSD.
To the point: I- 580 does not divide the City of Hayward and unincorporated Alameda County...it divides the school districts. “There is great deal of Education Code on the process that will need to be followed,” explained former CVUSD Superintendent Jim Negri. In response to community concern about school boundaries in 2011, Negri wrote a FAQ sheet that was posted on the district website.
With about six other volunteers, Turner will pound the pavement and knock on doors of 566 homes in the target area of Upper Grove between Redwood Road and Center Street aiming for 25 percent approval.
From Negri’s release: In 1957, CV residents living in the area of what is now south of I-580 submitted a 25% petition to Alameda County to leave school districts in CV and become part of the Hayward Elementary School District and the Hayward Union High School District. This area of CV is still part of the Hayward School District today. The CV school district has never served all the students who have a CV address.
The Castro Valley USD and Hayward USD boundaries were established at a time when Interstate 580 was being built in the 50’s.
“There are lot of new residents in that area with families who want this to change….this is coming,” Turner added.